Tonga's Trade Information Portal

Number of pieces of legislation: 125

Official title	Implementation date	Agencies	HS codes	Categories	Links	Documents

- Details Description - Original language English Source WTO iTip and World Bank Temporary Trade Barriers Database	0001-01-01	Not provided	Not provided	Not provided	Not provided	Not provided
Agricultural Commodities Export Act 2002 Details Description An Act to regulate the export of agricultural commodities. Affected products Agricultural commodity means all species of fruit, vegetables, root crops, spices and other plant materials. NTM types P - Export related measures Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2002-10-29	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food	06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 1507, 1508, 1509, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513, 1514, 1515, 1516, 1518, 152110, 1522, 1701, 1801, 1802, 1903, 2103, 2104, 2302, 2303, 2304, 2305, 2306, 2307, 2308, 2309, 2401, 3101, 4401, 4402, 4403, 4404, 4405, 4406, 4407, 4408, 4409, 4410, 4411, 4412, 4415, 4416, 4420, 4501, 4502, 4503, 46, 5201, 5202, 5301, 5302, 5303, 5305, 5607	TBT	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2002/2002-0005/AgriculturalCommoditiesExportAct_1.pdf	TON_AgriculturalCommoditiesExportAct_1.pdf
Animal Diseases Act 1978 Details Description An Act to provide for the control of animal diseases. Affected products Animal means any living stage of the animal kingdom except human beings; and, in the case of any mammal, bird, insect, or reptile, includes the egg, larva, semen or the carcass thereof. Animal product means any part of an animal (including the flesh, wool, hair, skin, hide, bones, horns, hooves, feathers, and other parts of the carcass), and any product that is wholly, or partly derived from an animal or any part of any animal, being part of any animal or a product that has not been treated or sterilised to the stage where it is rendered free from any disease and from carrying any disease. Fittings means any stall, stable, shed, pen, horse-box, cage, container, kennel, hive or any other structure used for keeping animals and any halters, ropes, chains, brushes, buckets or any other articles whatsoever, which have been brought into contact with an animal. Fodder means any hay, grass, straw, green crop, root, fruit or vegetable (whether fresh, dried, preserved or processed), grain, or any cereal and includes any other thing used for the food of animals. Packing materials for animals. Any animal, egg, semen or carcass of any animal specified below — (a) any snake of any species whatever; (b) any venomous reptile, or any living stage of any venomous amphibian, venomous fish or venomous invertebrate; (c) any monkey of any species; (d) any member of the squirrel species; (e) any red fox or silver fox; (f) any musquash (or muskrat); (g) any hamster; (h) any mongoose; (i) any coypu (or nutria); (j) any mink; (k) any rabbit; (l) any hare; (m) any deer; (n) any opossum; (o) any other animal that is likely to become a nuisance or to cause injury or damage. NTM types A - Sanitary and phytosanitary measures Requirements Other, Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1979-09-28	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food	01, 02, 04, 05, 120921, 120922, 120923, 120924, 120925, 120929, 1213, 1214, 1601, 1602, 2102, 2106, 2301, 2302, 2308, 2309, 300220, 300230, 300290, 3501, 3502, 3503, 41, 4201, 4301, 4302, 4401, 4403, 4404, 4406, 4407, 4415, 4416, 4501, 4502, 46, 5001, 5002, 5003, 530110, 530310, 530500, 8308, 843680	SPS, Other, Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1978/1978-0027/AnimalDiseasesAct_1.pdf	TON_AnimalDiseasesAct_1.pdf
Aquaculture Management Act 2003 Details Description An Act to provide for the management and development of aquaculture in the Kingdom and other matters incidental thereto. Affected products Exotic fish means a species of fish that is not native to Tonga and includes a genetically modified organism. Genetically modified organism means an organism in which the genetic material has been altered. Exotic fish means a species of fish that is not native to Tonga and includes a genetically modified organism. All types of genetically modified fish. Genetically modified organism means an organism in which the genetic material has been altered. All types of fishes that are living modified organisms. Living modified organism means any living organism that possesses a novel combination of genetic material obtained through the use of modern biotechnology. All types of live fish. NTM types A - Sanitary and phytosanitary measures, P - Export related measures Requirements Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence, Import Licence, Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2003-11-18	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food	03, 051191, 051199	TBT, Service, SPS, Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence, Import Licence, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2003/2003-0015/AquacultureManagementAct_1.pdf	TON_AquacultureManagementAct_1.pdf
Aquaculture Management Regulations 2008 Details Description Although there is no explicit import requirement outlined in this regulation, certification and record-keeping are required for aquaculture products in Tonga and therefore it's extended to also apply to imported aquaculture products as well. This Regulation is repealed by the Aquaculture Management Regulations 2020. Affected products Aquaculture products means live or dead fish which have been reared or raised or otherwise cultivated as a result of aquaculture or related activity under an aquaculture development licence or other authorisation issued under this Act, and products derived from them, whether intended for use in aquaculture or related activity, for human consumption or for sale. NTM types A - Sanitary and phytosanitary measures Requirements Other Repeal date 2022-06-08 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2008-09-24	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food	03, 150410, 150420, 151610, 151790, 1603, 1604, 1605, 190220, 2104, 350290, 3504	Service, TBT, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/2008/2008-1001/AquacultureManagementRegulations_1.pdf	TON_AquacultureManagementRegulations_1.pdf
Aquaculture Management Regulations 2020 Details Description The regulation set up the first legal rules for aquaculture in Tonga, covering licensing, environmental protection, and how farms should operate. Affected products live aquatic organisms aquaculture fish and aquaculture fish products aquaculture fish or aquaculture fish product Aquaculture fish or Aquaculture fish products Aquaculture products live aquatic organisms NTM types A - Sanitary and phytosanitary measures, P - Export related measures, F - Price control measures including additional taxes and charges Publication date 2022-06-08 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2022-06-08	Ministry of Fisheries	0301, 0302, 0303, 0304, 0305, 0306, 0307, 0308, 060290, 150410, 150420, 150430, 151610, 151790, 1603, 1604, 1605, 190220, 2104, 2106, 350290, 3503, 3504, PrdGrp	Not provided	Not provided	TON_AquacultureManagementRegulations2020_1.pdf
Aquaculture Management Regulations 2022 Details Description These Regulations lay down rules for the content, review and adoption of Aquaculture Management and Development Plan; categories of aquaculture activities; application procedures and conditions for and renewal of an aquaculture development license; import and introduction of live aquatic organisms and exotic fish; farming standards and best practices for the management of an aquaculture farm, of a specific aquaculture commodity or of aquaculture activities; standards and best practices for the handling, processing and export of aquaculture fish and aquaculture fish products; application procedures and conditions for and renewal of an aquaculture fish processing establishment licence and aquaculture fish export licence; export permit for every export of aquaculture fish or aquaculture fish product; quality certification of aquaculture operations and aquaculture fish processing establishments; obligation of aquaculture operators and aquaculture fish processors and exporters to keep production, processing and export records for traceability purposes; designation of aquaculture officers and their powers and duties; revocation and suspension of licence; offences and penalties; forfeiture of equipment and fish; non-transferability of licences; and the obligation of the CEO to maintain a list of all permits, licences and authorizations issued under these Regulations, including all aquaculture farms, aquaculture fish processing establishments, and aquaculture fish export individuals or companies Publication date 2024-05-07 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2024-05-07	Ministry of Fisheries	Not provided	Not provided	Not provided	TON_AquacultureManagementRegulations2022_1.pdf
Arms and Ammunition Act 1968 Details Description An Act to repeal the Arms and Ammunition Act and to make better provisions for controlling the possession, manufacture, sale, repair, storage, import and export of arms and ammunition. Affected products Ammunition means ammunition for any arm as hereinafter defined and includes bullets, cartridges, shells or anything designed or adapted for or capable for use with any arm, or designed or adapted to contain any noxious liquid, gas or other thing but does not include spears discharged from an arm solely for the purpose of killing fish. Arm means any lethal barrelled weapon of any description from which any shot, bullet or other missile can be discharged, or which can be adapted for the discharge of any such shot, bullet or other missile, and any weapon of whatever description designed or adapted for the discharge of any noxious liquid, gas or other thing dangerous to persons, and includes any component part of any such weapon, and any accessory to any such weapon designed or adapted to diminish the noise or flash caused by firing the weapon, but does not include articles designed or adapted solely to discharge spears for spearing fish. Any arm which is so designed or adapted that if pressure is applied to the trigger, missiles continue to be discharged until pressure is removed from the trigger or the magazine containing the missiles is empty. Arm means any lethal barrelled weapon of any description from which any shot, bullet or other missile can be discharged, or which can be adapted for the discharge of any such shot, bullet or other missile, and any weapon of whatever description designed or adapted for the discharge of any noxious liquid, gas or other thing dangerous to persons, and includes any component part of any such weapon, and any accessory to any such weapon designed or adapted to diminish the noise or flash caused by firing the weapon, but does not include articles designed or adapted solely to discharge spears for spearing fish. NTM types P - Export related measures, F - Price control measures including additional taxes and charges, B - Technical barriers to trade, J - Distribution restrictions Requirements Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence, Import Licence, Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1968-11-29	Ministry of Police	930120, 930190, 9302, 9303, 9304, 9305, 9306	TBT, Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence, Import Licence, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1968/1968-0010/ArmsandAmmunitionAct_1.pdf	TON_ArmsandAmmunitionAct_1.pdf
Arms and Ammunition Regulations Details Description This regulation states that every licence to possess, use or carry an arm and ammunition shall be subject to the following conditions — (a) that the holder thereof, hereinafter referred to as the Licensee, shall not part with possession of such arm or ammunition except to a person lawfully entitled to possess the same; (b) that the Licensee shall not have in his possession any ammunition in excess of the quantity specified in his licence; (c) that the Licensee shall observe the provisions made thereunder; (d) that the Licensee shall obey all lawful orders of any police officer relating to such arm and ammunition and shall produce such arm and ammunition to any police officer on demand; (e) that such arm and ammunition shall not be used for any unlawful purpose. 3. Rifles and shotguns: Where the arm specified in a licence to possess, use and carry an arm and ammunition is a rifle or a shot gun, it shall be a condition of such licence that such rifle or shot gun shall be carried unloaded; and — (a) in the case of a rifle, with, if possible, the magazine and bolt removed, or otherwise with the magazine or bolt removed; or (b) in the case of a shot gun, either broken or in parts [.....]. 4. Dealers and repairers: It shall be a condition of a licence to deal in and repair arms and ammunition — (a) that the holder of such licence (hereinafter referred to as the Licensee), or his servants employed in the ordinary course of business of such holders shall observe the provisions of the Principal Act and of any Regulations made thereunder; (b) that the Licensee or his servants employed as aforesaid shall not part with possession of any arm or ammunition except to a person lawfully entitled to the possession thereof; (c) that the Licensee or his servants employed as aforesaid shall obey all lawful orders of any police officer relating to any arm or ammunition in his or their possession; (d) that the Licensee shall not have in his possession any ammunition in excess of the quantity specified in his licence; (e) that any arm and ammunition in the possession of the Licensee shall not be used for any unlawful purpose; (f)) that the Licensee shall ensure that proper records required under the Principal Act are maintained by him in the prescribed form. Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1969-02-28	Ministry of Police	Not provided	Service, Other	Not provided	TON_ArmsandAmmunitionRegulations_1.pdf
Biosafety Act 2009 Details Description An Act to regulate living modified organisms and the application of modern biotechnology. Affected products All living modified organisms for which approval from the Biosafety Advisory Committee is required. Living modified organism means any living organism that possesses a novel combination of genetic material obtained through the use of modern biotechnology. Living modified organism means any living organism that possesses a novel combination of genetic material obtained through the use of modern biotechnology. NTM types C - Pre-shipment inspection and other formalities, P - Export related measures, A - Sanitary and phytosanitary measures, F - Price control measures including additional taxes and charges Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2010-04-13	Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources	01, 0301, 030631, 030632, 030633, 030634, 030635, 030636, 030639, 030711, 030721, 030731, 030742, 030751, 030771, 030781, 030782, 030791, 030811, 030821, 030830, 030890, 040711, 040719, 040721, 040729, 040790, 06, 0701, 0702, 0703, 0704, 0705, 0706, 0707, 0708, 0709, 0714, 080112, 080119, 080121, 080122, 080131, 080132, 0802, 0803, 0804, 0805, 080610, 0807, 0808, 0809, 090411, 090510, 090710, 090811, 090821, 090831, 090921, 090931, 091011, 091020, 091030, 091091, 091099, 1001, 1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 100610, 1007, 1008, 1201, 1202, 1204, 1205, 1206, 1207, 1209, 121010, 121120, 121130, 121150, 121190, 1212, 121490, 1401, 140490, 300220, 300230, 300290	TBT, SPS, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2009/2009-0019/BiosafetyAct2009_3.pdf	TON_BiosafetyAct2009_3.pdf
Birds Preservation Act Details Description Any person shall not wilfully kill, shoot, capture, take or destroy any protected bird at any time within the period in the First Schedule. The prior consent in writing of the Minister is required to do the following in a protected area mentioned in the Act (i) discharge or cause to be discharged into the protected area any effluent or noxious or toxic liquid or substance; (ii) erect any harbour, wharf, pier, jetty or other building works, temporary or permanent; (iii) cut, damage, remove or destroy any mangrove; (iv) carry out any boring, drilling or dredging operations Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1915-11-20	MEIDECC	Not provided	Service	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1915/1915-0001/BirdsPreservationAct_3.pdf	TON_BirdsPreservationAct_3.pdf
Business Licences Act Details Description Under this regulation, every business person in the Kingdom carrying on a business activity shall hold a valid business licence. It should be noted that a business licence shall not be issued to a person carrying on a prohibited activity listed in the Schedule 1; a foreign investor who does not hold a valid foreign investment registration certificate; any sole trader who has in the prior five years been disqualified from being a director of a company under the Companies Act; etc. Every application shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed in the Regulations. If the business is of a nature that the licenced activity or activities are undertaken at multiple temporary job sites, then a single business licence listing a principal place of business shall be valid throughout the Kingdom. Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2007-02-04	Ministry of Labour, Commerce, and Industries	Not provided	Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2002/2002-0023/BusinessLicencesAct_3.pdf	TON_BusinessLicencesAct_3.pdf
Business Licences Act 2002 Details Description Under this regulation, every business person in the Kingdom carrying on a business activity shall hold a valid business licence. A business person who applies for a business licence shall do so in the prescribed form and in the manner prescribed in the Regulations. Every application shall be accompanied by the fee prescribed in the Regulations. The following business activities that are listed in the Schedule 1 are prohibited. 1. Storage, disposal or transport of nuclear or toxic waste 2. Pornography 3. Export, import or production of any products that are prohibited under the Laws of Tonga. 4. Prostitution 5. Processing or export of endangered species 6. Production of weapons of warfare. Affected products Goods: Any goods Services: 'Business activity' means any activity carried on by a business person but does not include the hawking or selling of — (a) fish; (b) agricultural produce; (c) native articles, which are the produce of, or articles of Tonga. endangered species All products except fish, agricultural produce, and native articles. endangered species NTM types F - Price control measures including additional taxes and charges, E - Non-automatic import licensing, quotas, prohibitions, quantity-control measures and other restrictions other than SPS or TBT measures, P - Export related measures Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2002-10-14	Ministry of Labour, Commerce, and Industries	All Products	Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2002/2002-0023/BusinessLicencesAct2002_1.pdf?zoom_highlight=Business+Licences+Act+2002#search=%22Business%20Licences%20Act%202002%22	BusinessLicencesAct2002.pdf
Carriage by Air Act Details Description The provisions of the Warsaw Convention set out in the First Schedule to this Act shall, so far as they relate to the rights and liabilities of carriers, passengers, consignors, consignees and other persons and subject to the provisions of this section, have the force of law in the Kingdom of Tonga in relation to any carriage by air to which the Convention applies, irrespective of the nationality of the aircraft performing that carriage. Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1991-10-17	Ministry of Infrastructure	Not provided	Service	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1991/1991-0020/CarriagebyAirAct1991_3.pdf	TON_CarriagebyAirAct1991_3.pdf
Carriage of Goods by Sea Act Details Description The Carriage of Goods by Sea Act gives legal force to the Hague-Visby Rules, which govern contracts for the carriage of goods by sea. It aligns national law with international conventions on bills of lading and sea transport liability. Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2009-06-22	Ministry of Finance	Not provided	Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2008/2008-0006/CarriageofGoodsbySeaAct2008_3.pdf	TON_CarriageofGoodsbySeaAct2008_3.pdf
Civil Aviation Act Details Description The Civil Aviation Act establishes the legal framework governing the regulation, safety, and security of civil aviation in the Kingdom of Tonga. It aligns national aviation oversight with international standards set by the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention) and related international treaties. Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2015-01-15	Ministry of Infrastructure	Not provided	Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2014/2014-0019/CivilAviationAct_3.pdf	TON_CivilAviationAct_3.pdf
Civil Aviation Rules Details Description The Tonga Civil Aviation Rules 2010 are a set of regulations adopting and modifying New Zealand’s civil aviation rules to govern aviation safety, licensing, operations, and airworthiness in Tonga. Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2010-01-11	Ministry of Infrastructure	Not provided	Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/4906/4906-0006/CivilAviationRules_2.pdf?zoom_highlight=Civil+Aviation+Rules#search=%22Civil%20Aviation%20Rules%22	CivilAviationRules.pdf
Computer Crimes Act Details Description Under this regulation, any person who, wilfully or recklessly without lawful excuse — (a) destroys or alters data; (b) renders data meaningless, useless or ineffective; (c) obstructs, interrupts or interferes with the lawful use of data; (d) obstructs, interrupts or interferes with any person in the lawful use of data; or (e) denies access to data to any person entitled to it, commits an offence and shall be liable upon conviction to a fine or imprisonment. Similarly, a person who wilfully or recklessly, without lawful excuse — (a) hinders or interferes with the functioning of a computer system; or (b) hinders or interferes with a person who is lawfully using or operating a computer system, commits an offence and shall be liable upon conviction to a fine or imprisonment. Also, a person who, wilfully without lawful excuse, intercepts by technical means — (a) any transmission to, from or within a computer system; or (b) electromagnetic emissions from a computer system that are carrying computer data, commits an offence and shall be liable upon conviction to a fine and imprisonment. Most importantly, a person who — (a) wilfully or recklessly, without lawful excuse, produces, sells, procures for use, imports, exports, distributes or makes available — (i) a device, including a computer program, that is designed or adapted for the purpose of committing an offence under sections 4, 5, 6, or 7 of this Act; or (ii) a computer password, access code or similar data by which the whole or any part of a computer system is capable of being accessed, with the intent that it be used by any person for the purpose of committing an offence under sections 4, 5, 6, or 7 of this Act; or (b) has an item mentioned in subparagraph (i) or (ii) in his possession with the intent that it be used by any person for the purpose of committing an offence under sections 4, 5, 6, or 7 of this Act, commits an offence and shall be liable upon conviction to a fine and imprisonment. Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2003-08-09	Ministry of Information and Communications	Not provided	Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2003/2003-0014/ComputerCrimesAct2003_1.pdf?zoom_highlight=Computer+Crimes+Act+2003#search=%22Computer%20Crimes%20Act%202003%22	ComputerCrimesAct.pdf
Consumer Protection (Product Safety & Labelling Standards) Regulations 2006 Details Description This regulation makes provisions for the protection of the consumer and establishes product safety and labelling standards for all goods imported, manufactured or traded in Tonga. Affected products All types of goods. NTM types B - Technical barriers to trade Requirements Other Publication date 2006-11-09 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2006-11-09	Ministry of Trade and Economic Development	All Products	TBT, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/2006/2006-2101/ConsumerProtectionProductSafetyLabellingStandardsRegulations_3.pdf	TON_ConsumerProtectionProductSafetyLabellingStandardsRegulations_3.pdf \| TON_ConsumerProtectionProductSafetyLabellingStandardsRegulations2006.pdf
Consumer Protection Act Details Description This regulation establishes the Consumer Affairs Division and states that a person shall not manufacture, supply or trade goods in relation to which there is an approved standard, unless the goods comply with the standard (Clause 13). It also includes setting up of approved standards for goods to ensure — (a) performance, composition, contents, manufacture, processing, design, construction, finish or packaging of the goods; (b) the testing of the goods during, or after the completion of, manufacture or processing; (c) the form and content of markings, labels, warnings or instructions to accompany the goods; (d) equipment or accessories to be supplied with the goods, (e) minimum quality or grade; (f) measures that manufacturers or traders should take to ensure safe and proper handling or storage; and (g) such other safety standards, measures or specifications, as are reasonably necessary to prevent or reduce risk of injury to person or damage to property or equipment, provided that if a good is or contains a living modified organism the approved standards applied to it shall comply with any standards or conditions set by the National Biosafety Advisory Committee. Any trader who conceals in his place of business or in any other place any goods in such quantity as is, in the opinion of the Director, in excess of the normal personal requirement of such trader commits an offence (Clause 19). Any trader or person who, in the course of a trade or business, engages in conduct that is misleading or deceptive or is likely to mislead or deceive or is intended to mislead or deceive commits an offence (Clause 22). Any trader who, in the course of a trade or business, except with the written approval of the Director granted in the interest of the national economy, engages in the practice of exclusive dealing, commits an offence (Clause 24). Any trader who, in a trade or business, discriminates between purchasers of goods of like grade and quality in relation to — (a) the prices charged for the goods; (b) any discounts, allowances, rebates or credits given in relation to the supply of the goods; (c) the provision of services or facilities in respect of the goods; or (d) the making of payments for services or facilities provided in respect of the goods, if the discrimination is of such magnitude or is of such a recurring or systematic character that it is likely to have the effect of substantially lessening competition in a market for goods, being a market in which the trader supplies goods, commits an offence. [....] (Clause 25) In every contract for the supply of services by a trader to a consumer there shall be an implied warranty that the services shall be rendered with due care and skill and that any materials used or supplied in connection with those services shall be reasonably fit for the purpose for which they are used or supplied (Clause 26). Any trader who, in trade or commerce, engages in any conduct that is liable to mislead the public as to the nature, the characteristics, the suitability for their purpose or the quantity of any services, commits an offence (Clause 28). Any manufacturer or trader who in relation to the sale of any goods engages in conduct that is liable to mislead the consumer into believing that after sales service is available for the particular goods, unless he has in place suitable facilities for the provision of such services, commits an offence (Clause 29). Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2001-02-07	Ministry of Labour, Commerce, and Industries	Not provided	Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2000/2000-0015/ConsumerProtectionAct_3.pdf	TON_ConsumerProtectionAct_3.pdf
Consumption Tax Act 2003 Details Description An Act to provide for consumption tax and matters incidental thereto. Affected products All types of imported goods. NTM types F - Price control measures including additional taxes and charges Requirements Other Publication date 2003-10-27 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2005-03-04	Ministry of Revenue and Customs	All Products	Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2003/2003-0029/ConsumptionTaxAct_3.pdf	TON_ConsumptionTaxAct_3.pdf
Copra Act Details Description Under this regulation only licensed traders are allowed to buy, store, sell, ship copra in Tonga. It should be noted that no person shall be granted a copra buyer’s licence under the Business Licences Act until the Chief Executive Officer or other officer approved by the Prime Minister has certified that such person possesses the proper plant platform and other facilities necessary to the satisfactory drying of copra. Also, any licensed trader who has in his possession any bad or damaged copra commits an offence against this Act and shall be liable accordingly. Penalties will also be imposed if any person who — (a) makes copra from nuts which have not fallen naturally from the trees or from nuts which have begun to sprout or from immature nuts; (b) buys, sells or offers for sale or otherwise deals in any copra which has not been cut into pieces not larger than one-eighth of the nut; (c) dries or attempts to dry or cut out or attempts to cut out any copra on the bare ground or on grass; (d) permits copra in the process of drying to be exposed during rain; (e) stores partly dried green or wet copra in sacks, or heaps partly dried green or wet copra in bulk in any place; (f) spreads copra except at night time or during rain in or upon any drying place at a depth of more than two inches; (g) mixes dry copra with wet copra or with green copra or with copra that has not been sufficiently dried; (h) buys, sells, or offers for sale or otherwise deals in any bad or damaged copra; (i) covers copra during the process of drying in such a way as to exclude the free circulation of air through the copra; or (j) pounds or rams green copra when in sacks. Moreover, any person who without the consent of Cabinet ships or attempts to ship any copra which has been stored in Tonga for a period exceeding 6 months shall be guilty of an offence and upon conviction shall be liable to a fine not exceeding $250 and in default of payment to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 3 months. Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1926-07-29	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food	Not provided	Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1926/1926-0014/CopraAct_3.pdf	TON_CopraAct_3.pdf
Copyright (Amendment) Act 2025 Details Description Copyright (Amendment) Act 2025 amends the Copyright act 2022 Publication date 2025-08-28 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2025-08-28	Ministry of Trade and Economic Development	Not provided	Not provided	Not provided	TON_CopyrightAmendmentAct2025.pdf
Copyright Act 2002 Details Description An Act to provide comprehensive provisions with respect to copyright. Affected products All types of copyrighted works. (1) Literary and artistic works are original intellectual creations including — (a) books, pamphlets, articles, computer programs and other writings; (b) speeches, lectures, addresses, sermons and other oral works; (c) dramatic, dramatico-musical works, pantomimes, choregraphic works and other works created for stage productions; (d) musical works, with or without accompanying words; (e) audiovisual works; (f) works of architecture; (g) works of drawing, painting, sculpture, engraving, lithography, tapestry and other works of fine art; (h) photographic works; (i) works of applied art; (j) illustrations, maps, plans, sketches and three-dimensional works relative to geography, topography, architecture or science. The following shall also be protected as works — (a) translations, adaptations, arrangements, and other transformations or modifications of works; and (b) collections of works, collections of mere data (databases), whether in machine readable or other form, and collections of expressions of folklore, provided that such collections are original by reason of the selection or arrangement of their contents. NTM types N - Intellectual property Requirements Other Publication date 2002-07-30 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2008-09-01	Ministry of Trade and Economic Development	3704, 3705, 3706, 4601, 4602, 482390, 4901, 4902, 4903, 4904, 4905, 4906, 4907, 4908, 4909, 4910, 4911, 570210, 5805, 630790, 8523, 9701, 9702, 9703	Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2002/2002-0012/CopyrightAct_3.pdf	TON_CopyrightAct_3.pdf
Customs Act 2007 Details Description An Act relating to the collection of customs duties. NTM types P - Export related measures Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2008-02-01	Ministry of Revenue and Customs	Not provided	Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2007/2007-0005/CustomsAct_3.pdf	TON_CustomsAct_3.pdf
Customs and Excise Management Act (Amendment) Order 2020 Details Description This Order amends the Customs and Excise Management Order 2007. Affected products All meat of mutton and lamb breast. NTM types E - Non-automatic import licensing, quotas, prohibitions, quantity-control measures and other restrictions other than SPS or TBT measures Publication date 2020-06-30 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2020-07-01	Ministry of Revenue and Customs	020410, 020421, 020422, 020423, 020430, 020441, 020442, 020443	Not provided	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/AMENDING/2020/2020-2102/CustomsandExciseManagementActAmendmentOrder2020.pdf	TON_CustomsandExciseManagementActAmendmentOrder2020.pdf
Customs and Excise Management Act (Amendment) Order 2021 Details Description This Order amends the Customs and Excise Management Order 2007. Affected products Vehicles principally designed for transport of persons, under tariff heading 8703 with model year equal to or more than 15 years from the date of import. NTM types E - Non-automatic import licensing, quotas, prohibitions, quantity-control measures and other restrictions other than SPS or TBT measures Publication date 2021-03-02 Repeal date 2023-03-09 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2021-03-02	Ministry of Revenue and Customs	870321, 870322, 870323, 870324, 870331, 870332, 870333, 870340, 870350, 870360, 870370, 870380, 870390	Not provided	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/AMENDING/2021/2021-0010/CustomsandExciseManagementActAmendmentOrder2021.pdf	TON_CustomsandExciseManagementActAmendmentOrder2021.pdf
Customs and Excise Management Act (Amendment) Order 2023 Details Description The Customs and Excise Management Act (Amendment) Order 2023 amends Customs and Excise Management Act Order 2007 Publication date 2023-03-09 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2023-03-09	Ministry of Revenue and Customs	Not provided	Not provided	Not provided	TON_CustomsandExciseManagementActAmendmentOrder2023.pdf
Customs and Excise Management Act (Amendment) Order 2023 Details Description The Customs and Excise Management Act (Amendment) Order 2023 amends Customs and Excise Management Act Order 2007 Affected products passenger vehicles aged 10 years or older at the time of import NTM types E - Non-automatic import licensing, quotas, prohibitions, quantity-control measures and other restrictions other than SPS or TBT measures Publication date 2024-05-06 Repeal date 2025-02-27 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2024-11-06	Ministry of Revenue and Customs	8703	Not provided	Not provided	TON_CustomsandExciseManagementActAmendmentOrder2023 (1).pdf
Customs and Excise Management Act (Amendment) Order 2024 Details Description Customs and Excise Management Act (Amendment) Order 2024 amends the Customs and Excise Management Act Order 2007 and Customs and Excise Management Act (Amendment) Order 2023 Publication date 2024-11-22 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2024-11-22	Ministry of Revenue and Customs	Not provided	Not provided	Not provided	TON_CustomsandExciseManagementActAmendmentOrder2024.pdf
Customs and Excise Management Act (Amendment) Order 2025 Details Description Customs and Excise Management Act (Amendment) Order 2025 amends Customs and Excise Management order 2007 Publication date 2025-02-27 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2025-02-27	Ministry of Revenue and Customs	Not provided	Not provided	Not provided	TON_CustomsandExciseManagementActAmendmentOrder2025.pdf
Customs and Excise Management Act 2007 Details Description An Act relating to the management of customs and excise. NTM types C - Pre-shipment inspection and other formalities, F - Price control measures including additional taxes and charges, P - Export related measures Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2008-02-01	Ministry of Revenue and Customs	Not provided	Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2007/2007-0004/CustomsandExciseManagementAct_3.pdf	TON_CustomsandExciseManagementAct_3.pdf
Customs and Excise Management Order 2007 Details Description This Order outlines the list of goods that are prohibited imports and prohibited exports in Tonga. Affected products 1. Firearms and ammunition except with a licence issued in accordance with the law. 2. Explosives or all kinds including fuses and detonators except with a licence issued in accordance with the law. 3. Noxious, stupefying or tear gas in any form and all weapons and instruments or appliances for firing or using such gases and gas containers or cartridges for such weapons or other instruments for appliances except in accordance with the law. 1. The following articles of Tongan culture – 1. Tao 2. Tao-Fotoi (Tao Foto’i Fai) (barbed spear) 3. repealed 4. Likuvalu (‘Akau Ta Tapavalu) (club) 5. Tao Niu (spear of coconut) 6. Kolo (throwing club) 7. Kaufana (bow) 8. Ngahau (arrow) 9. Ualulu (club) (Tao uluilulu) (spear with owl’s head) 10. Tuipapanu (club) 11. Mo’ungalaulau (club) 12. Makata (club) 13. Tuitapavalu (‘Akau Ta-Tapavalu mo eni) (club) 14. Malumulekeleka (Kolo) (throwing club) 15. Tui (club) 16. Tutanga’akau (Pota’i ‘Akau Ta) (club) 17. Soki (spikes in ground) 18. Tokotoko (club) 19. Povai (club) 20. Falevatu (axe) 21. Vulaono (axe) 22. Tao Ngututokotoko (bayonet) 23. Paletu’a (shield) 24. Meleihe (‘Akau Ta) (short stick) 25. Fala V ala 26. Fala Fatu 3. Goods the exportation of which is prohibited by any other law in force in the Kingdom. 2. (a) The amount of $10,000 or more in cash, except with the written permission of the Governor of the National Reserve Bank of Tonga. (b) This amount may be made up in the currency of any country in any combination that is equal to or exceeds the value of $10,000 cash. For the purposes of this Order, “cash” means – (a) the coin and paper money of the Kingdom or of a foreign country that is designated as legal tender which is used customarily and accepted as a medium exchange in the country of issue; (b) monetary instruments that may be exchanged for money (such as traveler's cheques, money orders, negotiable instruments in a form in which the title thereto passes on delivery; (c) jewellery, precious metals and precious stones, or pearls; or (d) where the context permits, cash includes cash in electronic form. 3. Indecent or obscene books, paintings, drawings, cards, lithographic or other engravings, photographs, prints, films or other indecent products which depict child pornography. 6. All books and any written or printed matter and sound and visual recordings which the Chief Commissioner shall by notice declare to be seditious or which advocate violence, lawlessness or disorder. 4. Goods bearing the Royal Arms of the Kingdom or arms so closely resembling such arms as to be calculated to deceive unless the importer of such goods hold His Majesty’s written authority to use them in connection with his trade, business, calling or profession. 4. The amount of $10,000 pa’anga (or equivalent) or more in cash. For the purposes of this Order, “cash” means – (a) the coin and paper money of the Kingdom or of a foreign country that is designated as legal tender which is used customarily and accepted as a medium exchange in the country of issue; (b) monetary instruments that may be exchanged for money (such as traveler's cheques, money orders, negotiable instruments in a form in which the title thereto passes on delivery; (c) jewellery, precious metals and precious stones, or pearls; or (d) where the context permits, cash includes cash in electronic form. 5. All books, written or printed matter and sounds and visual recordings which the Chief Commissioner shall by notice declare to be prohibited imports on account of any copyright or intellectual property right laws which apply in the Kingdom. 7. All toxic or hazardous wastes. Raw coral (including unprocessed black coral) except with the written permission of the Chief Commissioner following approval by Cabinet. NTM types E - Non-automatic import licensing, quotas, prohibitions, quantity-control measures and other restrictions other than SPS or TBT measures, P - Export related measures, N - Intellectual property Requirements Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence, Import Licence Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2008-01-21	Ministry of Revenue and Customs	All Products	Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence, Import Licence	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/2007/2007-2101/CustomsandExciseManagementActOrder2007_2.pdf	TON_CustomsandExciseManagementActOrder2007_2.pdf
Customs and Excise Management Regulations 2008 Details Description This regulation outlines the various customs procedures and fees payable for importers and exporters of goods. NTM types P - Export related measures, C - Pre-shipment inspection and other formalities Requirements Other Publication date 2008-02-01 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2008-02-01	Ministry of Revenue and Customs	Not provided	Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/2008/2008-0011/CustomsandExciseManagementRegulations2008_3.pdf	TON_CustomsandExciseManagementRegulations2008_3.pdf
Diseases of Plants Regulations 1964 Details Description In order to prevent and reduce the infestation by 'Rhinoceros beetle”, any vessel or aircraft leaving any infested area for any other port or place in the Kingdom must be accompanied by a certificate signed by an inspector showing that such vessel or aircraft and everything it contains has been inspected and passed as being free of pests. Also, a landowner, or lease-holder, or where the land is utilised but not registered, the occupier with the ultimate responsibility falling on the landowner, shall be responsible for clearing the land of rhinoceros beetles (pest), and in particular, the destruction of sites deemed by an Inspector to be rhinoceros beetle breeding sites. In cases where public works causes the creation of the rhinoceros beetle breeding sites, or where such sites are found along the foreshore, daily labour workers under the direction of an inspector, shall carry out all necessary work. No owner or occupier of land in the infested area shall use for any fence, pig stye, or other structure upon such land (except dwelling houses) any coconut logs or any posts of a type of tree prohibited from time to time by the Director by publication in the Gazette. Whenever coconut posts have been used in any dwelling house the inspectors shall have power to order the renewal of all posts which show decay and are, consequently, liable to be used by the beetle as breeding places. No person shall remove or cause to be removed any tree root or vegetable matter of any kind or soil or compost material from an infested area to any other area outside such infested area without a certificate authorizing such removal signed by an inspector. No person other than an inspector shall remove or cause to be removed from an infested area to any area outside such infested area any rhinoceros beetle or the larva or eggs thereof. Any person travelling by vehicle, horse, foot or by any means whatsoever shall when called upon so to do by an inspector stop and permit an inspector to examine any baggage or thing being conveyed by such person and should such baggage or thing contain or consist of any prohibited article or matter an inspector may impound the same and for the better enforcing of this regulation every inspector shall wear a red armband. The owner of any land on which a timber mill is situated and the owner of the said mill shall ensure that all waste sawdust from the said mill shall be disposed of to the satisfaction of an inspector. In no circumstances shall such sawdust be disposed of by dumping in inland lakes or in the open sea. Any person who, for the purposes of agriculture, cultivation and farming (or for any one or more of these purposes), clears or causes to be cleared any land not previously cleared for such purposes, shall remove and burn or shall cause to be removed and burned — (a) all cuttings, weeds and undergrowth made or found in connection with such clearing; and (b) all dead or decaying trunks, stumps and roots of trees felled or found in connection with such clearing. Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1964-12-22	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food	Not provided	Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/1965/1965-0002/DiseasesofPlantsRegulations_1.pdf?zoom_highlight=Diseases+of+Plants+Regulations+1964#search=%22Diseases%20of%20Plants%20Regulations%201964%22	DiseasesofPlantsRegulations_2.pdf
Drugs and Poisons Act 1930 Details Description An Act to regulate the importation, exportation, manufacture, sale and use of drugs and poisons. It is repealed by the Drugs and Poisons (Repeal) Act 2003. Affected products All poisons specified in Schedule A, Part 1, which includes: Aconite, aconitine and their preparations. Alkaloids, all poisonous vegetable alkaloids not specifically named in this Schedule, and their salts and all poisonous derivations of vegetable alkaloids. Amphetamines. Arsenic and its medicinal preparations. Atropine, and its salts and their preparations. Belladonna and all preparations or admixtures (except beUadona plasters) containing not less than 0.1 per cent of belladonna alkaloids. Cantharides and its poisonous derivatives. Coca, any preparation or admixture of containing not less than 0.1 per cent of cocaine. Corrosive sublimate. Cyanide of potassium and all poisonous cyanides and their preparations. Emetic tartar and all preparations or admixtures containing not less than 1 per cent of emetic tartar. Ergots of rye and all preparations of ergots. Normethadore. Nux vomica and all preparations or admixtures containing not less than 0.2 per cent of strychnine. Opium and all preparations or admixtures containing not less than 0.2 per cent of morphine. Picrotoxin. Prussic acid and all preparations or admixtures containing not less than 0.1 per cent of prussic acid. Savin and its oil and all preparations or admixtures containing savin or its oil. All poisons specified in Schedule A, Part 2, which includes: Carbolic acid. Chloral hydrate. Digitalis. Lysol, all preparations containing not less than 10 per cent of cresol. Mercuric iodide. Mercuric sulphocyanide. Ovalic acid. Poppies, all preparations of excepting red poppy petals and syrup of red poppies (papaver rhoeas). Precipitate red and all oxides of mercury. Precipitate white. Strophanthus. Sulphonal. Trional. Veronal. Any prepared opium or any pipes or other utensils for use in connection with the smoking of opium or any utensils used in connection with the preparation of opium for smoking. Prepared opium means raw opium prepared for smoking and includes dross and all other residues remaining when opium has been smoked. Any seed of the opium poppy (papaver somniferum L.) Any prepared opium or any pipes or other utensils for use in connection with the smoking of opium or any utensils used in connection with the preparation of opium for smoking. Prepared opium means raw opium prepared for smoking and includes dross and all other residues remaining when opium has been smoked. Coca leaves, Indian hemp and resins obtained from Indian hemp and all preparations of which such resins form the base. Drugs to which this part applies, includes: (a) medicinal opium; (b) any extract or tincture of Indian hemp; (c) morphine and its salts, and diacetylmorphine (commonly known as diamorphine or heroin) and the other esters of morphine and their respective salts; (d) cocaine (including synthetic cocaine) and ecgonine and their respective salts, and the esters of ecgonine and their respective salts; (e) any solution or dilution of morphine or cocaine or their salts in an inert substance whether liquid or solid, containing any proportion of morphine or cocaine, and any preparation, admixture, extract or other substance (not being such a solution or dilution as aforesaid) containing not less than one-fifth per cent of morphine or one-tenth per cent of cocaine or of ecgonine; (f) any preparation, admixture, extract or other substance containing any proportion of diacetylmorphine; (g) dihydrohydroxycodeinone, dihydrocodeinone, dihydromorphi-none, acetyldihydrocodeinone, dihydromorphine, their esters and the salts of any of these substances and of their esters, morphine-N-oxide (commonly known as genomorphine), the morphine-N-oxide derivatives, and any other pentavalent nitrogen morphine derivatives; (h) thebaine and its salts, and (with the exception of methylmor-phine, commonly known as codeine, and ethylmorphine, commonly known as dionin, and their respective salts) benzylmorphine and the other ethers of morphine and their respective salts; (i) any preparation, admixture, extract or other substance containing any proportion of any of the substances mentioned in paragraph (g) or in paragraph (h) of this subsection; (j) Lysergide, Lysergic Acid Diethylamide or LSD or any preparation, admixture, extract or other substance containing the same. Raw opium means the spontaneously coagulated juice obtained from the capsules of the papaver somniferum L. which has only been submitted to the necessary manipulations for packing and transport whatever its content of morphine. Drugs to which this part applies, includes: (a) medicinal opium; (b) any extract or tincture of Indian hemp; (c) morphine and its salts, and diacetylmorphine (commonly known as diamorphine or heroin) and the other esters of morphine and their respective salts; (d) cocaine (including synthetic cocaine) and ecgonine and their respective salts, and the esters of ecgonine and their respective salts; (e) any solution or dilution of morphine or cocaine or their salts in an inert substance whether liquid or solid, containing any proportion of morphine or cocaine, and any preparation, admixture, extract or other substance (not being such a solution or dilution as aforesaid) containing not less than one-fifth per cent of morphine or one-tenth per cent of cocaine or of ecgonine; (f) any preparation, admixture, extract or other substance containing any proportion of diacetylmorphine; (g) dihydrohydroxycodeinone, dihydrocodeinone, dihydromorphi-none, acetyldihydrocodeinone, dihydromorphine, their esters and the salts of any of these substances and of their esters, morphine-N-oxide (commonly known as genomorphine), the morphine-N-oxide derivatives, and any other pentavalent nitrogen morphine derivatives; (h) thebaine and its salts, and (with the exception of methylmor-phine, commonly known as codeine, and ethylmorphine, commonly known as dionin, and their respective salts) benzylmorphine and the other ethers of morphine and their respective salts; (i) any preparation, admixture, extract or other substance containing any proportion of any of the substances mentioned in paragraph (g) or in paragraph (h) of this subsection; (j) Lysergide, Lysergic Acid Diethylamide or LSD or any preparation, admixture, extract or other substance containing the same. 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Education Act Details Description This Act requires registration of institutes and people who provide education services. 1. Managing authority of every non-government school or group of schools shall register the authority itself, principal teacher by submitting to the Minister name, title and any other information the Minister may require concerning its constitution. 2. In order to teach at a school in Tonga, a person must hold a certificate of registration or authorisation, permitting that person to teach or practice teaching at a school in Tonga 3. A person or service provider who is operating or intending to operate an early childhood education centre for ten or more children under the age of 5, by the day or part of a day, shall be registered. Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2014-03-03	Ministry of Education and Training	Not provided	Service	Not provided	EducationAct_2.pdf
Energy Act 2021 Details Description The purpose of the Energy Act 2021 is to establish a coherent institutional and regulatory framework for the management and coordination of the energy sector in the Kingdom, set national energy objectives, define the roles of relevant authorities, regulate energy services through standards, and promote private sector participation and research initiatives. Affected products gas petroleum products petroleum products, gas petroleum, gas or renewable energy products NTM types E - Non-automatic import licensing, quotas, prohibitions, quantity-control measures and other restrictions other than SPS or TBT measures, F - Price control measures including additional taxes and charges, C - Pre-shipment inspection and other formalities, B - Technical barriers to trade, P - Export related measures Publication date 2021-11-22 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2021-11-22	Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communication	2709, 2710, 2711, 2712, 2713, 2714, 2715, 4401, 8410, 841911, 841919, 850110, 850120, 850131, 850132, 850133, 850134, 850140, 850151, 850152, 850153, 850161, 850162, 850163, 850164, 850231, 8507, 854140, 902780, PrdGrp	Not provided	Not provided	TON_EnergyAct2021_1.pdf
Excise Tax Act 2007 Details Description An Act to provide for excise tax and matters incidental thereto. This legislation should be read together with: i. Excise Tax (Amendment) Order 2018; ii. Excise Tax (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2018; iii. Excise Tax (Amendment) Order 2019; iv. Excise Tax (Amendment) Order 2020; v. Excise Tax (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2020; vi. Excise Tax (Amendment) Order 2021; vii. Excise Tax (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2021; and viii. Excise Tax (Amendment) (No.3) Order 2021. Affected products Excisable goods means goods imported into or manufactured in the Kingdom which are liable to excise tax under this Act. NTM types F - Price control measures including additional taxes and charges Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2008-02-01	Ministry of Revenue and Customs	020422, 020726, 020727, 040510, 040520, 1601, 160250, 190219, 2009, 2202, 2203, 2208, 2401, 2402, 2403, 2710, 8703	Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2007/2007-0006/ExciseTaxAct_3.pdf	TON_ExciseTaxAct_3.pdf
Excise Tax Regulations 2008 Details Description This regulation elaborates on the various applicable forms that are to be utilised by importers and domestic manufacturers of excisable goods in Tonga for the purpose of refund, acquiring a license, payment of license fees, customs entry forms and excise stamps. A list of excisable goods and excise tax rate is not included here. 7. Excise stamps: For the purposes of section 21(1) of the Act, all excisable goods manufactured in the Kingdom shall be stamped by the licensed manufacturer with the words 'EXCISABLE GOODS'. Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2008-01-02	Ministry of Revenue and Customs	Not provided	Other	Not provided	ExciseTaxRegulations2008_1.pdf
Explosives Act Details Description This Act states the authority's power to control or prohibit, except under or in accordance with the conditions of a licence granted as provided by such regulations, the construction of magazines and the manufacture, possession, use, sale, storage, transport, importation and exportation of explosives or any specified class of explosives. All licences under this Act shall be granted and issued by the licensing officer or any other officer appointed by him in writing in that behalf. Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1972-01-31	Prime Minister's Office	Not provided	Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1971/1971-0009/ExplosivesAct_3.pdf	TON_ExplosivesAct_3_1.pdf
Explosives Regulations 1973 Details Description This regulation makes provisions for the regulation, use, possession, transport, manufacture, sale, storage, import and export of explosives. Affected products All types of explosives except safety cartridges. Explosive means — (a) gunpowder, nitro-glycerine, dynamite, guncotton, blasting powders, fulminate of mercury or of other metals, coloured fires, and every other substance, whether similar to those above-mentioned or not, used or manufactured with a view to produce a practical effect by explosion or a pyrotechnic effect; and (b) includes fog-signals, fireworks, fuses, rockets, percussion caps, detonators, ammunition of all descriptions, and every adaptation or preparation of an explosive as above defined. CLASS III — NITRO-COMPOUND CLASS The nitro-compound class has two divisions — Division 1 comprises such explosives as — Nitro-glycerine, Dynamite, Roburite, Westphalite, Lithofracteur, Dualine, Glyoxiline, Methylic nitrate, Blasting gelatine, Ammonite, Carbonite, Ardeer powder, Ballistite, Gelignite, Forcite, Cordite, Rifleite, Gelatine dynamite, Securite, Bellite, Amberite, Walsrode, Cannonite, and any chemical compound or mechanically mixed preparation which consists, either wholly or partly, of nitro-glycerine or some other liquid nitro-compound. Division 2 comprises such explosives as — Gun-cotton (ordinarily so called Cotton gunpowder), Schultz’ powder, Gun-paper, Xyloidine, Gun sawdust, Nitrated gun-cotton, Nitro-mannite, Picrates, Picric powder, Tonite (or cotton powder), Lyddite, E.C. Powder, and any nitro-compound as before defined which is not comprised in the first division. CLASS IV — CHLORATE-MIXTURE CLASS The chlorate-mixture class has two divisions — Division 1 comprises such explosives as — Horsley’s blasting powder, Brian’s blasting powder, and any chlorate preparation which consists party of nitro-glycerine or some other liquid nitro-compound. Division 2 comprises such explosives as — Horsley’s original blasting powder, Erhardt’s powder, Reveley’s powder, Chlorated gun-cotton, Hochstadter’s blasting charges, Reichen’s blasting charges, Teutonite, and any chlorate-mixture as before defined which is not comprised in the first division. CLASS VI — AMMUNITION CLASS Division 2 comprises any ammunition, as before defined, which does not contain its own means of ignition and is not included in division 1, such as — cartridges for small-arms, which are not safety cartridges; cartridges and charges for cannon, shells, mines, blasting, or other like purposes; shells and torpedoes containing any explosive; fuses for blasting, which are not safety fuses; fuses for shells; tubes for firing explosives; war-rockets; which do not contain their own means of ignition. Division 3 comprises any ammunition, as before defined, which contains its own means of ignition and is not included in division 1, such as — detonators; cartridges for small-arms, which are not safety cartridges; fuses for blasting, which are not safety fuses; fuses for shells; tubes for firing explosives; which do contain their own means of ignition. Explosive means — (a) gunpowder, nitro-glycerine, dynamite, guncotton, blasting powders, fulminate of mercury or of other metals, coloured fires, and every other substance, whether similar to those above-mentioned or not, used or manufactured with a view to produce a practical effect by explosion or a pyrotechnic effect; and (b) includes fog-signals, fireworks, fuses, rockets, percussion caps, detonators, cartridges, ammunition of all descriptions, and every adaptation or preparation of an explosive as above defined. NTM types E - Non-automatic import licensing, quotas, prohibitions, quantity-control measures and other restrictions other than SPS or TBT measures, J - Distribution restrictions, P - Export related measures, F - Price control measures including additional taxes and charges, B - Technical barriers to trade Requirements Import Licence, Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence, Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1973-01-01	Ministry of Police	293499, 36, 392079, 9306	TBT, Import Licence, Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/1973/1973-0001/ExplosivesRegulations_3.pdf	TON_ExplosivesRegulations_3.pdf
Export Certification System For HTFA Export Pathway crops Details Description This export certification system (ECS) is designed to meet ISPM 7 “Phytosanitary Certification System (2011)” and is designed to ensure the consistent future delivery of accurate Tonga MAFFF export phytosanitary certification of HTFA export pathway plant products meeting New Zealand’s import phytosanitary requirements. The system contains grower requirements, exporter requirements, exporter packhouse requirements and HTFA facility operating requirements. Requirements Other Original language English Source Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Forests and Fisheries (MAFFF)	2017-08-22	Agriculture, Food, Forests and Fisheries (MAFFF)	Not provided	SPS, Other	Not provided	20170822 Version F3 Export Certification System-HTFA Export Pathway Crops.pdf
Export Handicraft Inspection Procedures Details Description The Export Handicraft Inspection Procedures apply to export of handicraft for commercial and non-commercial purposes. It explains requirements of facilities and equipment, pre-inspection, fees, etc. The handicraft should be free from mold, soil, frass, ants, spiders, earwig, cockroach, etc. Requirements Other Original language English Source Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Forests and Fisheries (MAFFF)	2018-10-30	Agriculture, Food, Forests and Fisheries (MAFFF)	Not provided	SPS, Other	Not provided	MAFF-QQMD_Handicraft Inspection Procedures_2018.pdf
Export Inspection Procedures Details Description This is the section 2 of Export Manual. It explains inspection procedures for commercial and non-commercial export, inspection facilities, pre-inspection procedures, etc. Table 1 shows inspection sample size of export products. Requirements Other Original language English Source Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Forests and Fisheries (MAFFF)	1998-01-03	Agriculture, Food, Forests and Fisheries (MAFFF)	Not provided	SPS, Other	Not provided	2 - SECTION 2 - EXPORT INSPECTION PROCEDURES.pdf
Fisheries (Fishing Vessels) Licensing Regulations 2020 Details Description The Fisheries (Fishing Vessels) Licensing Regulations 2020 in Tonga set out the rules for issuing, renewing, and enforcing licences for fishing vessels (local and foreign), establish offences and penalties for unlicensed operation, and prescribe conditions and procedures relating to vessel registration and compliance Publication date 2022-06-08 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2022-06-08	Ministry of Fisheries	Not provided	Not provided	Not provided	TON_FisheriesFishingVesselsLicensingRegulations2020_1.pdf
Fisheries (Fishing Vessels) Licensing Regulations 2022. Details Description The Regulations establish updated requirements for the licensing, monitoring, renewal, and enforcement of fishing vessels (both local and foreign) operating within Tonga’s fisheries waters, including registration conditions, fees, reporting obligations, and penalties for non‑compliance. Publication date 2024-05-07 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2024-05-07	Ministry of Fisheries	Not provided	Not provided	Not provided	TON_FisheriesFishingVesselsLicensingRegulations2022_1.pdf
Fisheries (Limu Tanga’u) Regulations 2010 Details Description This regulation outlines license requirements for export of limu tanga'u from Tonga. Affected products Limu tanga’u means the brown algae Cladosiphon sp. NTM types P - Export related measures Requirements Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence, Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2010-01-26	Ministry of Fisheries	060290, 060490, 121221, 121229	Service, Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/2010/2010-2110/FisheriesLimuTangauRegulations_2.pdf	TON_FisheriesLimuTangauRegulations_2.pdf
Fisheries (Local Fishing) Regulations 1995 Details Description This regulation outlines the record-keeping requirements of fish processing establishments in Tonga. Affected products All types of fish and fish products. Fish means any aquatic animal, whether piscine or not and includes any cetacean, mollusc, crustacean, coral (living or dead) and other coelenterates, sponge, aquatic plants, holothurian (bechedemer) or other echinoderm, and turtle, and their young and eggs. NTM types P - Export related measures Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1995-06-13	Ministry of Fisheries	010612, 010620, 020840, 020850, 021092, 021093, 030191, 030192, 030193, 030194, 030195, 030199, 0302, 0303, 0304, 0305, 0306, 0307, 0308, 0508, 051191, 060290, 150410, 150420, 151610, 151790, 1603, 1604, 1605, 190220, 2104, 350290, 3504, 960190	Service	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/1995/1995-0005/FisheriesLocalFishingRegulations_3.pdf	TON_FisheriesLocalFishingRegulations_3.pdf
Fisheries Management (Conservation) Regulations 2008 Details Description This regulation prohibits the export of giant clam meat from Tonga. Additionally, although there is no explicit import requirement, this legislation also outlines the mesh sizes of different types of nets used for fishing and it can apply to imported nets as well. Affected products Cast net, trammel net, dragnet or beach seine net, gill net, drive-in net, ring net, lift net or purse seine net. Giant clam means any mollusc of the family Tridacnidae. NTM types P - Export related measures, B - Technical barriers to trade Requirements Other, Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2008-06-06	Ministry of Fisheries	030771, 030772, 030779, 160556, 392690, 560811, 560819	TBT, Service, Other, Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/4206/4206-0003/FisheriesManagementConservationRegulations_3.pdf	TON_FisheriesManagementConservationRegulations_3.pdf
Fisheries Management (Processing and Export) Regulations 2008 Details Description This regulation outlines license, certification, production, etc. measures for fish exported from Tonga, including aquarium fish. Affected products All types of fish, including aquarium fish. Fish means any fish processed for the purposes of export. NTM types P - Export related measures Requirements Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence, Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2008-06-06	Ministry of Fisheries	03, 150410, 150420, 151610, 151790, 1603, 1604, 1605, 190220, 2104, 350290, 3504	SPS, Service, Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/2008/2008-2105/FisheriesManagementProcessingandExportRegulations_2.pdf	TON_FisheriesManagementProcessingandExportRegulations_2.pdf
Fisheries Management Act 2002 Details Description An Act to provide for the conservation, management and sustainable utilisation and development of fisheries resources in the Kingdom and other matters incidental thereto. Affected products All types of fish and fish products. Fish means any aquatic animal, whether piscine or not and includes any cetacean, mollusc, crustacean, coral (living or dead) and other coelenterates, sponge, aquatic plants, holothurian (bechedemer) or other echinoderm, and turtle, and their young and eggs. NTM types P - Export related measures Requirements Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence, Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2004-04-10	Ministry of Fisheries	010612, 010620, 020840, 020850, 03, 0410, 050790, 0508, 0510, 051191, 060290, 0604, 121221, 121229, 150410, 150420, 151610, 151790, 1603, 1604, 1605, 190220, 2104, 350290, 3504, 960190	TBT, Service, Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2002/2002-0026/FisheriesManagementAct_3.pdf	TON_FisheriesManagementAct_3.pdf
Fisheries Snapper Notice Details Description This notice seeks to address the long term sustainability of the snapper and grouper fisheries. Fishing for snapper or grouper is limited to vessels holding a current licence to fish for snapper and grouper with droplines as at the date of this Order and entered on the Cyclone Waka Repair Register which apply for such licences to fish for snapper and grouper. Vessels referred to in clause (2) above shall: (a) not be more than 15 metres in length overall (LOA); and (b) fish from seamounts in depth deeper than 50 metres; and (c) use the traditional Samoan style hand - reels (drop line) to target, non- target, associated or dependent species taken in the course of fishing. Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2007-07-09	Ministry of Fisheries	Not provided	Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/2007/2007-2103/FisheriesSnapperNotice_2.pdf	TON_FisheriesSnapperNotice_2.pdf
Fishing Licence Terms and Conditions (Local Locally-Based Foreign and Foreign Fishing Vessels) Details Description The Tonga Fishing Licence Terms and Conditions set out rules for local, locally-based foreign, and foreign vessels operating in Tonga’s EEZ, covering licensing, crew composition, reporting, gear use, and compliance with fisheries laws to ensure sustainable and monitored fishing operations. Original language English Source Ministry of Fisheries website	2018-01-01	Ministry of Fisheries	Not provided	Service	http://www.tongafish.gov.to/images/documents/TC/Final%20Term%20and%20Condition%20for%20Fishing%20vessels.pdf	Final Term and Condition for Fishing vessels.pdf
Food Act 2020 Details Description An Act to regulate the manufacture, sale, import and export of food for commercial purposes, to guarantee food safety and fitness for human consumption, to promote fair trade practices in food and to provide for related matters. It also repeals and replaces the Food Act 2014. Affected products Food means any substance, whether processed, semi-processed or raw, which is intended for human consumption, and includes drink, chewing gum and any substance which has been used in the production, manufacture, preparation or treatment of food, but does not include – cosmetics; alcohol; tobacco; substances used only as drugs; or traditional Tongan medicine. NTM types A - Sanitary and phytosanitary measures, P - Export related measures Requirements Other Publication date 2020-09-07 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2020-11-16	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food	02, 030191, 030192, 030193, 030194, 030195, 030199, 0302, 0303, 0304, 0305, 0306, 0307, 0308, 04, 0504, 051199, 070190, 0702, 0703, 0704, 0705, 0706, 0707, 0708, 0709, 0710, 0712, 0713, 0714, 0801, 0802, 0803, 0804, 0805, 0806, 0807, 0808, 0809, 0810, 0811, 0813, 0814, 09, 1006, 11, 120190, 1202, 1206, 120710, 120729, 120730, 120740, 120750, 120760, 120770, 120791, 120799, 1208, 1211, 1212, 1302, 140490, 1501, 1502, 1503, 1504, 1506, 1507, 1508, 1509, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513, 1514, 1515, 1516, 1517, 1518, 16, 17, 1803, 1804, 1805, 1806, 19, 20, 21, 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208, 2209, 2501, 280920, 281129, 2829, 283210, 283220, 283230, 283410, 283421, 283429, 283510, 283526, 283529, 283531, 283539, 283640, 290543, 290544, 290549, 290719, 290729, 290930, 291241, 291242, 291529, 291550, 291619, 291631, 291719, 291811, 291812, 291814, 291815, 291817, 291819, 292159, 292242, 292425, 292429, 292511, 292990, 293220, 293627, 293628, 293890, 294190, 310250, 3203, 3501, 3502, 3503, 3504, 3505, 3507, 391231, 391390	SPS, TBT, Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2020/2020-0073/FoodAct2020_2.pdf	TON_FoodAct2020_2.pdf
Food Regulations 2021 Details Description These regulations outline prescribed standards which shall apply to food and food premises in Tonga. It will also apply to any persons who imports, manufactures, sells, distributes, transports, stores or exports food in or from Tonga. Affected products Goods ('Food' means any substance, whether processed, semi-processed or raw, which is intended for human consumption, and includes drink, chewing gum and any substance which has been used in the production, manufacture, preparation or treatment of food, but does not include cosmetics or tobacco or substances used only as drugs.) Services: Food businesses, including warehouses used for the preparation, sale, exposure or storage of food; advertising. food NTM types A - Sanitary and phytosanitary measures, P - Export related measures, C - Pre-shipment inspection and other formalities, F - Price control measures including additional taxes and charges, E - Non-automatic import licensing, quotas, prohibitions, quantity-control measures and other restrictions other than SPS or TBT measures Requirements Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence Publication date 2021-09-21 Original language English Source Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Forests and Fisheries (MAFFF)	2021-09-21	Agriculture, Food, Forests and Fisheries (MAFFF)	02, 030191, 030192, 030193, 030194, 030195, 030199, 0302, 0303, 0304, 0305, 0306, 0307, 0308, 0401, 0402, 0403, 0404, 0405, 0406, 040719, 040721, 040729, 040790, 0408, 0409, 0410, 0504, 070190, 0702, 0703, 0704, 0705, 0706, 0707, 0708, 0709, 0710, 0712, 0713, 0714, 0801, 0802, 0803, 0804, 0805, 0806, 0807, 0808, 0809, 0810, 0811, 0813, 0814, 09, 1006, 11, 120190, 1202, 1206, 120710, 120729, 120730, 120740, 120750, 120760, 120770, 120791, 120799, 1208, 1211, 1212, 1302, 140490, 1501, 1502, 1503, 1504, 1506, 1507, 1508, 1509, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513, 1514, 1515, 1516, 1517, 1518, 16, 17, 1803, 1804, 1805, 1806, 19, 20, 21, 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208, 2209, 2501, 280920, 281129, 2829, 283210, 283220, 283230, 283410, 283421, 283429, 283510, 283526, 283529, 283531, 283539, 283640, 290543, 290544, 290549, 290719, 290729, 290930, 291241, 291242, 291529, 291550, 291619, 291631, 291719, 291811, 291812, 291814, 291815, 291817, 291819, 292159, 292242, 292425, 292429, 292511, 292990, 293220, 293627, 293628, 293890, 294190, 310250, 3203, 3501, 3502, 3503, 3504, 3505, 3507, 391231, 391390, PrdGrp	SPS, Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence	Not provided	FOOD REGULATIONS 2021 - WC - 210921_1.pdf
Foreign Exchange Control Act Details Description This regulation states that whenever Cabinet is satisfied that it is expedient so to do, for the protection of the currency or of the public credit of the Kingdom, or in order to conserve, in the national interest, the foreign exchange resources of the Kingdom, it may make regulations making provision for and in relation to the control of foreign exchange and in particular but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, for or in relation to — (a) the buying, borrowing, selling, lending or exchanging of foreign currency, including the fixing of rates for exchange; (b) any dealing or transaction having the effect of a purchase, borrowing, sale, loan or exchange of foreign currency, and requiring any person to supply full details of all foreign exchange owned by him, and any foreign exchange dealings conducted by him; (c) the taking or sending out of the Kingdom of gold, Tongan currency or foreign currency; (d) requiring any person who has power to sell, or to procure the sale of, any foreign currency to sell or procure the sale of, that foreign currency as prescribed; (e) the taking, sending, or transfer of any securities to a place outside the Kingdom, including the transfer of securities from a register in Tonga to a register outside Tonga; (f) the prohibition of the importation or exportation of goods unless a licence under the regulations to import or export the goods is in force; (g) the terms and conditions to which such licences may be subject; and (h) prescribing penalties not exceeding a fine of $200,000 or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 3 years for any offence against the regulations made under this section. Requirements Other Repeal date 2018-07-10 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1963-09-27	Ministry of Finance	Not provided	Other	Not provided	ForeignExchangeControlAct_2.pdf
Foreign Exchange Control Act 2018 Details Description An Act for the regulation of foreign exchange and support the maintenance of the Kingdom's foreign reserves, and matters connected therewith. NTM types P - Export related measures Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2018-07-10	National Reserve Bank of Tonga	Not provided	Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1963/1963-0009/ForeignExchangeControlAct_3.pdf	TON_ForeignExchangeControlAct_3.pdf
Foreign Exchange Control Regulations 1965 Details Description Although not explicitly stated, this regulation outlines the requirement that a person in Tonga who supplies goods in exchange for foreign currency must offer them for sale within a reasonable time to an authorised dealer. NTM types P - Export related measures Requirements Other, Import Licence Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1965-02-24	National Reserve Bank of Tonga	Not provided	Service, Other, Import Licence	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/1965/1965-0007/ForeignExchangeControlRegulations_3.pdf	TON_ForeignExchangeControlRegulations_3.pdf
Foreign Investment Act 2020 Details Description The Foreign Investment Act 2020 establishes the framework for foreign investment in Tonga, including definitions, administration of reserved and restricted activities, registration and duties of investors, suspension or cancellation procedures, the Foreign Investment Register, and miscellaneous provisions such as offences, protections, and regulations. Publication date 2020-10-29 Original language English Source Website of the Ministry of Trade and Economic Development (MTED)	2020-10-29	Ministry of Trade and Economic Development	Not provided	Service	https://businessregistries.gov.to/Documentation/TO/ForeignInvestmentAct2020_1.pdf	TON_ForeignInvestmentAct2020_1.pdf
Foreign Investment Regulations 2021 Details Description The Foreign Investment Regulations 2021 provide detailed procedures for foreign investment in Tonga, including applications for registration certificates, online submissions, appointment of arbitrators, and the Reserved and Restricted Lists of business activities, as well as fees and implementation periods Affected products Goods: Green and mature coconuts. Services: services mentioned in Schedules 1 and 2 of this Regulations and services mentioned in Schedule 1 of the Business Licences Act, 2007 Green and mature coconuts NTM types P - Export related measures Requirements Other Publication date 2021-11-01 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2021-11-01	Ministry of Trade and Economic Development	080119	Service, Other	Not provided	TON_ForeignInvestmentRegulations_4.pdf
Forest Produce Regulations 1979 Details Description This regulation outlines that authorisation is required for exporting all forest produce listed in Schedule of this regulation. However, it does not apply to wood carvings and handicrafts, shooks or export of bananas and other crops and other semi-processed or processed forms of logs, stems or roots. Affected products Ahi Tavahi Tamanu Mamea Fetaumake Ngatata Kanume Toi Fili'amaama Mo'otamea Monomonoahina Tangato Masi Kotone Masikoka Ifi Fo'ui Poutea Motou Puopua Kau Tuitui 'Ovava Pipi 'Ai Mapa Kakala'uli Pua Filimoto Fau NTM types P - Export related measures Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1979-08-01	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food	4401, 4403, 4404, 4405, 4406, 4407, 4408, 4409, 4410, 4411, 4412, 4413, 4414, 4415, 4416, 4417, 4418, 4419, 4420	TBT, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/1979/1979-0005/ForestProduceRegulations_3.pdf	TON_ForestProduceRegulations_3.pdf
Fruit Export (Buttercup Squash) Regulations 1993 Details Description This regulation is made under section 3 of the Fruit Export Act and continued in force under section 15 of the Agricultural Commodities Act. Affected products Squash in the range below 1.2kg. Squash means the fruit of buttercup squash grown from varieties of Cucurbita maxima. Squash means the fruit of buttercup squash grown from varieties of Cucurbita maxima. NTM types P - Export related measures Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1993-08-03	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food	070993	SPS, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/1993/1993-0002/FruitExportButtercupSquashRegulations_1.pdf	TON_FruitExportButtercupSquashRegulations_1.pdf
Fruit Export (Vanilla) Regulations 1993 Details Description This regulation is made under section 3 of the Fruit Export Act and continued in force under section 15 of the Agricultural Commodities Act. Affected products Cured vanilla beans which are considered Industrial Grade vanilla beans and Special grade - cut vanilla beans. Vanilla means the vanilla bean grown from varieties of Vanilla fragrans, fresh or cured. Vanilla means the vanilla bean grown from varieties of Vanilla fragrans, fresh or cured. NTM types P - Export related measures Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1993-07-22	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food	0905	SPS, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/1993/1993-0001/FruitExportVanillaRegulations_1.pdf	TON_FruitExportVanillaRegulations_1.pdf
Hazardous Wastes and Chemicals Act 2010 Details Description An Act to provide for the regulation and proper management of hazardous wastes and chemicals in accordance with accepted international practices and the international conventions applying to the use, transboundary movement and disposal of hazardous substances and for related purposes. Affected products All listed industrial chemicals and pesticides in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention. All listed industrial chemicals in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention. Hazardous waste means all wastes of any description which – (a) are regarded as hazardous wastes under the Basel or Waigani Conventions; (b) designated as hazardous wastes under any law in the Kingdom or by regulations made under this Act; or (c) any substances which appears in a list of hazardous wastes declared by the Minister. Persistent organic pollutant means any of the chemicals or substances regulated under the Stockholm Convention. Persistent organic pollutant means any of the chemicals or substances regulated under the Stockholm Convention. Hazardous waste means all wastes of any description which – (a) are regarded as hazardous wastes under the Basel or Waigani Conventions; (b) designated as hazardous wastes under any law in the Kingdom or by regulations made under this Act; or (c) any substances which appears in a list of hazardous wastes declared by the Minister. All listed industrial chemicals and pesticides in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention. Prohibited persistent organic pollutant means all persistent organic pollutants which are, or contain, aldrin, chlordane, DDT, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, mirex and toxaphene. Radioactive wastes means waste which, as a result of being radioactive are subject to other international control systems, including international instruments, applying specifically to radioactive materials. Hazardous waste means all wastes of any description which – (a) are regarded as hazardous wastes under the Basel or Waigani Conventions; (b) designated as hazardous wastes under any law in the Kingdom or by regulations made under this Act; or (c) any substances which appears in a list of hazardous wastes declared by the Minister. Regulated persistent organic pollutant means all persistent organic pollutants which are, contain or may create or emit hexachlorobenzine, polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins or furans. Regulated persistent organic pollutant means all persistent organic pollutants which are, contain or may create or emit hexachlorobenzine, polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins or furans. Hazardous waste means all wastes of any description which – (a) are regarded as hazardous wastes under the Basel or Waigani Conventions; (b) designated as hazardous wastes under any law in the Kingdom or by regulations made under this Act; or (c) any substances which appears in a list of hazardous wastes declared by the Minister. NTM types E - Non-automatic import licensing, quotas, prohibitions, quantity-control measures and other restrictions other than SPS or TBT measures, B - Technical barriers to trade, P - Export related measures Requirements Other, Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2010-12-31	Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communication	051199, 2524, 2612, 262019, 262021, 262029, 262030, 262040, 262060, 262091, 262099, 2621, 2706, 2707, 2708, 2709, 271012, 271019, 271020, 271091, 271099, 271390, 280450, 280480, 280490, 280540, 282911, 282919, 283329, 284150, 2844, 2852, 2853, 290220, 290313, 290314, 290315, 290319, 290329, 290331, 290339, 290381, 290382, 290383, 290389, 290392, 290393, 290394, 290399, 290420, 290431, 290432, 290433, 290434, 290435, 290436, 290491, 290499, 290629, 290713, 290811, 290819, 290891, 290892, 290899, 290930, 290950, 291010, 291040, 291050, 291090, 291461, 291471, 291479, 291536, 291590, 291616, 291620, 291639, 291739, 291817, 291818, 291819, 291891, 291899, 2919, 2920, 292112, 292113, 292114, 292119, 292142, 292143, 292144, 292145, 292149, 292159, 292412, 292421, 292425, 292429, 292519, 292521, 292529, 292640, 292690, 2928, 293020, 293030, 293060, 293070, 293080, 293090, 2931, 293220, 293299, 293339, 293349, 293359, 293369, 293379, 293392, 293399, 293499, 2935, 293629, 293890, 293979, 293980, 300692, 320417, 320649, 3401, 340213, 360490, 3807, 3808, 380992, 381111, 382410, 382430, 382440, 382450, 382460, 382471, 382472, 382473, 382474, 382475, 382476, 382477, 382478, 382479, 382481, 382482, 382483, 382484, 382485, 382486, 382487, 382488, 382491, 382499, 382510, 382520, 382541, 382549, 382561, 382569, 382590, 3826, 411520, 470790, 681140, 6812, 681320, 7001, 711230, 7802, 8107, 810920, 811010, 811020, 811212, 811213, 811252, 811292, 840140, 840290, 840390, 840490, 840590, 8409, 841090, 841191, 841199, 841290, 841311, 841319, 841330, 841340, 841350, 841360, 841370, 841381, 841382, 841391, 841392, 841410, 841430, 841440, 841451, 841459, 841460, 841480, 841490, 8415, 8416, 8417, 841810, 841821, 841829, 841830, 841840, 841850, 841861, 841869, 841899, 841920, 841931, 841932, 841939, 841940, 841981, 841989, 841990, 8420, 842111, 842112, 842119, 842121, 842122, 842123, 842129, 842139, 842191, 842199, 8422, 8423, 8424, 842511, 842531, 842541, 842542, 842549, 8426, 8427, 8428, 8429, 8430, 843110, 843120, 843131, 843139, 843143, 843149, 843221, 843229, 843231, 843239, 843241, 843242, 843280, 843290, 8433, 8434, 8435, 8436, 8437, 8438, 8439, 8440, 8441, 8442, 8443, 8444, 844511, 844512, 844519, 844520, 844530, 844540, 844590, 8446, 8447, 844811, 844819, 844820, 844832, 844839, 844849, 844859, 8449, 8450, 8451, 845210, 845221, 845229, 845290, 8453, 8454, 8455, 8456, 8457, 8458, 8459, 8460, 8461, 8462, 8463, 8464, 8465, 846691, 846692, 846693, 846694, 846721, 846722, 846729, 846781, 846789, 846791, 846799, 846880, 846890, 8470, 8471, 8472, 8473, 8474, 8475, 8476, 8477, 8478, 8479, 8481, 8484, 8486, 8501, 8502, 8503, 8504, 850520, 850590, 850811, 850819, 850870, 8509, 8510, 851120, 851130, 851140, 851150, 851180, 851190, 8512, 8513, 8514, 8515, 8516, 8517, 8518, 8519, 8521, 8522, 8525, 8526, 8527, 8528, 8529, 8530, 8531, 853210, 853221, 853222, 853223, 853224, 853225, 853229, 853230, 8534, 853521, 853529, 853530, 853540, 853590, 853620, 853630, 853641, 853649, 853650, 853690, 8537, 853890, 853921, 853922, 853929, 853931, 853932, 853939, 853941, 853949, 853950, 853990, 854011, 854012, 854020, 854040, 854060, 854071, 854079, 854081, 854089, 854091, 854099, 8542, 854310, 854320, 854330, 854370, 854390, 854411, 854419, 854420, 854430, 854442, 854449, 854460, 854470, 854520, 8548, 860610, 860691, 860699, 860711, 860712, 860719, 860721, 860729, 8609, 870830, 870893, 870895, 870899, 902140, 902150, 902190, 902519, 902580, 902590, 903010, 903020, 903084, 903089, 903090, 903180, 903210, 903220, 9033, 910111, 910119, 910191, 910211, 910212, 910219, 910291, 910310, 910511, 910521, 910591, 910811, 910812, 910819, 910910, 911011, 911012, 911090, 9207, 9406, 950450, 950490, 960810, 960850, 9618, 9620	TBT, Other, Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2010/2010-0028/HazardousWastesandChemicalsAct_3.pdf	TON_HazardousWastesandChemicalsAct_3.pdf
High Seas Fishing Permit Terms and Conditions Details Description The regulation authorizes vessels to fish tuna and tuna-like species in the high seas under strict conditions on gear use, reporting, observer access, shark and by-catch management, vessel markings, environmental protection, communication, and compliance with Tongan and international fisheries laws, with penalties for violations including permit suspension or cancellation. Original language English Source Ministry of Fisheries website	2018-01-01	Ministry of Fisheries	Not provided	Service	http://www.tongafish.gov.to/images/documents/TC/HIGH%20SEAS%20FISHING%20PERMIT%20TERMS%20AND%20CONDITIONS.pdf	HIGH SEAS FISHING PERMIT TERMS AND CONDITIONS.pdf
Illicit Drugs Control (Amendment) Act 2020 Details Description This legislation includes the import and export prohibition of utensils associated with the manufacture, use, possession and supply of an illicit drugs, controlled chemicals, etc. Affected products Utensils includes any article associated with the manufacture, use, possession and supply of an illicit drug or controlled chemical, and includes test tubes, weighing scales and dealer packs. NTM types P - Export related measures, E - Non-automatic import licensing, quotas, prohibitions, quantity-control measures and other restrictions other than SPS or TBT measures Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2020-11-26	Ministry of Police	392330, 392340, 392350, 392390, 7010, 7017, 8210, 8423, 9614	Not provided	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/AMENDING/2020/2020-0123/IllicitDrugsControlAmendmentAct2020.pdf	TON_IllicitDrugsControlAmendmentAct2020.pdf
Illicit Drugs Control Act 2003 Details Description An Act to control illicit drugs, controlled chemicals and equipment. Affected products All illicit drugs (Class A, Class B, Other Illicit Drugs) listed in Schedule 1. All controlled chemicals listed in Schedule 2. All controlled equipments listed in Schedule 3. NTM types P - Export related measures, E - Non-automatic import licensing, quotas, prohibitions, quantity-control measures and other restrictions other than SPS or TBT measures Requirements Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence, Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2003-08-18	Ministry of Police	121130, 121140, 121150, 121190, 130190, 130211, 130214, 130219, 280610, 2807, 284161, 284330, 284390, 290230, 290551, 290911, 291411, 291412, 291431, 291524, 291634, 292146, 292149, 292214, 292216, 292217, 292218, 292219, 292229, 292231, 292239, 292242, 292243, 292244, 292249, 292411, 292423, 292424, 292425, 292429, 292512, 292630, 292640, 292690, 293291, 293292, 293293, 293294, 293295, 293299, 293332, 293333, 293339, 293341, 293349, 293353, 293354, 293355, 293372, 293391, 293392, 293399, 293491, 293499, 293911, 293919, 293920, 293941, 293942, 293943, 293951, 293959, 293961, 293962, 293963, 293969, 293971, 293979, 293980, 300341, 300342, 300343, 300349, 300360, 300390, 320190, 391231, 391310, 392330, 392340, 392350, 392390, 7010, 7017, 8210, 8419, 8422, 8423, 9614	TBT, Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2003/2003-0007/IllicitDrugsControlAct_3.pdf	TON_IllicitDrugsControlAct_3.pdf
Income Tax Act Details Description Under this Act income tax means any tax imposed under this Act and includes a seabed mining royalty or petroleum royalty. For the purposes of this Act, the fair market value of any asset, service, or benefit at a particular time shall be the ordinary open market value of the asset, service, or benefit at that time. 5. Tax on chargeable income (1) The Minister shall, with the approval of Cabinet by Order impose, revoke, suspend, reduce or increase income tax for each fiscal year on a person who has chargeable income for the year. 6. Tax on certain payments to non-residents: (1) The Minister shall, with the approval of Cabinet by Order impose, revoke, suspend, reduce or increase income tax on a non-resident person who has received Tongan-source — (a) interest income; (b) royalties; (c) technical services fees; (d) dividends; (e) insurance premiums; (f) rent; or (g) natural resource amount. 7. Tax on shipping and air transport income of a non-resident person: (1) The Minister shall, with the approval of Cabinet by Order impose, revoke, suspend, reduce or increase income tax on a non-resident person operating a ship or aircraft. 8. Tax on small business: (1) There is hereby imposed a small business tax for a tax period on a person, other than a company, who – (a) conducts a business solely in Tonga; (b) is not a taxable person for the purposes of the consumption tax; and (c) has an annual gross turnover that is less than $100,000. Affected products Any services except professional services. Professional services means medical, dental, legal, accounting, financial, managerial, engineering, architectural, consulting, or other similar services. Goods : Seabed minerals and Crude petroleum and natural gas (naturally occurring hydrocarbons) seabed minerals Crude petroleum and natural gas (naturally occurring hydrocarbons) NTM types P - Export related measures Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2008-01-02	Ministry of Revenue and Customs	25, 26, 2709, 2711, 710210, 710310, 710610, 710691, 710811, 710812, 711011, 7203, 7206, 7401, 7402, 7501, 7502, 7601, 7801, 7901, 8001, 810110, 810194, 810210, 810294, 810320, 810411, 810419, 810520, 8106, 810820, 810890, 811010, 811212, 811221, 811251, 811292	Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2007/2007-0010/IncomeTaxAct_3.pdf	TON_IncomeTaxAct_3.pdf
Industrial Property Act 1994 Details Description An Act to provide for the registration and protection of patents, utility model certificates, industrial designs and trademarks. It should be noted that there is no commencement proclamation date found in the preparation of this revised 2020 edition. Affected products All types of goods that have registered collective marks. Collective mark means any visible sign designated as such in the application for registration and capable of distinguishing the origin or any other common characteristic, including the quality, of goods or service of different enterprises which use the sign under the control of the registered owner of the collective mark. All types of industrial designs. Industrial design means any composition of lines or colours or any three- dimensional form, whether or not associated with lines or colours, where such composition or form gives a special appearance to a product of industry or handicraft and can serve as a pattern for a product of industry or handicraft but does not include anything in an industrial design which serves solely to obtain a technical result. All types of patentable inventions that are products and are industrially applicable. All types of trademarked goods. All types of trademarked goods. NTM types N - Intellectual property Requirements Other Publication date 1994-11-09 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1995-03-09	Ministry of Trade and Economic Development	01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97	Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1994/1994-0019/IndustrialPropertyAct_3.pdf	TON_IndustrialPropertyAct_3.pdf
Industrial Property Regulations 1998 Details Description This Regulation outlines the procedures for acquisition of patents, collective marks and industrial designs. Affected products All types of goods that have registered collective marks. Collective mark means any visible sign designated as such in the application for registration and capable of distinguishing the origin or any other common characteristic, including the quality, of goods or service of different enterprises which use the sign under the control of the registered owner of the collective mark. All types of patentable inventions that are products and are industrially applicable. NTM types N - Intellectual property Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1998-10-08	Ministry of Trade and Economic Development	01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97	Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/1998/1998-2101/IndustrialPropertyRegulations_3.pdf	TON_IndustrialPropertyRegulations_3.pdf
Intoxicating Liquor Act 1950 Details Description An Act to provide for the control of the sale and consumption of intoxicating liquor. Although it doesn't have explicit import requirements, its license requirements are extended to apply to sale of imported intoxicating liquor as well. Affected products Intoxicating liquor means any wine, spirits, ale, beer, porter, cider or other spirituous or fermented liquor of an intoxicating nature. NTM types E - Non-automatic import licensing, quotas, prohibitions, quantity-control measures and other restrictions other than SPS or TBT measures, B - Technical barriers to trade, F - Price control measures including additional taxes and charges Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1951-07-01	Liquor Licensing Authority of Tonga	2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208	TBT, Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1950/1950-0025/IntoxicatingLiquorAct_3.pdf	TON_IntoxicatingLiquorAct_3.pdf
Manufacture of Intoxicating Liquor (Licence Fees) Order Details Description This Order states that fee payable for a manufacture of intoxicating liquor licence issued under the Manufacture of Intoxicating Liquor Act, is $1,00. Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2008-12-18	Ministry of Police	Not provided	Other	Not provided	ManufactureofIntoxicatingLiquorLicenceFeesOrder_2.pdf
Manufacture of Intoxicating Liquor Act Details Description The Manufacture of Intoxicating Liquor in Tonga prohibits manufacturing or wholesale selling of intoxicating liquor without a licence issued by the Minister (with Cabinet’s consent), and empowers police to enter unlicensed premises and seize equipment or liquor in violation of the Act Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1942-10-14	Ministry of Police	Not provided	Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1942/1942-0018/ManufactureofIntoxicatingLiquorAct_3.pdf	TON_ManufactureofIntoxicatingLiquorAct_3.pdf
Medical and Dental Practice Act Details Description This regulation establishes the Medical and Dental Practice Board and requires registration of medical practitioners, health officers, dentists and dental therapists to be granted certification to practice their services under the provisions of this Act. For the purposes of this Act, the Board shall maintain a register of medical practitioners, a register of health officers, a register of dentists and a register of dental therapists. Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2004-01-01	Ministry of Health	Not provided	Service	Not provided	MedicalandDentalPracticeAct_2.pdf
Methylated Spirits Act 2001 Details Description An Act to control the importation, sale and use of methylated spirits. Affected products Methylated spirits means any mixture of ethyl alcohol (ethanol) that has been denatured with methyl alcohol (methanol). NTM types E - Non-automatic import licensing, quotas, prohibitions, quantity-control measures and other restrictions other than SPS or TBT measures, J - Distribution restrictions, F - Price control measures including additional taxes and charges, B - Technical barriers to trade Requirements Import Licence Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2002-09-21	Ministry of Police	220720, 290511	Service, TBT, Import Licence	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2001/2001-0022/MethylatedSpiritsAct2001_3.pdf	TON_MethylatedSpiritsAct2001_3.pdf
Minerals Act Details Description This regulation states that all minerals of every description in or under all lands of whatsoever ownership or tenure and in whatsoever possession or enjoyment they may be, are and shall be deemed always to have been the property of the Crown and shall be deemed not to have been parted with under any alienation, grant, lease, licence or permit of such lands made before the commencement of this Act. The land includes all the submerged lands lying within the maritime zones of Tonga The entire control of the exploration, prospecting, working and winning of all minerals below any land in the Kingdom is subject to the control of Cabinet. Cabinet may from time to time by means of an exploration licence grant to any person or persons or company the right to enter upon any lands within the Kingdom where the same shall be lands owned by the Crown or otherwise, and to explore and examine geologically the surface, and to a depth not exceeding 50 feet below the surface, of the land comprised in the licence in such manner as Cabinet may think fit and subject to any regulations made under this Act: Provided that the licensee shall make and pay reasonable compensation to owners, including the Crown or any lessee of land, for all injury suffered by them which may be done by the licensee or his agents and servants in exercise of the liberties and powers granted under his licence to the surface of and to any crops upon any land under cultivation, and shall at all times keep indemnified the Government from and against all actions, suits, claims and demands by owners or lessees of land in respect of any such injury and against all costs and expenses relating thereto. There shall be payable to the Crown through the office of the Minister of Lands by all holders of exploration licences, prospecting licences and mining leases in respect of all minerals won and worked by them the royalties prescribed hereunder— (a) for gold, five per centum of the value thereof; (b) for silver, one per centum of the value thereof; (c) for other minerals, such royalties as may from time to time be prescribed by regulations. (Clause 12) 13. Leases to Tongan or British subjects: (1) A person holding a licence or lease granted under the provisions of this Act shall at all times be and remain a Tongan subject or a British subject, and a company holding any licence or lease shall at all times be a Tongan company or a company registered in some part of the British Commonwealth. (2) For the purposes of this section the expression “British subject” shall be deemed to include a citizen of the Republic of Ireland and the expression “company registered in some part of the British Commonwealth” shall be deemed to include a company registered in the Republic of Ireland. Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1949-11-25	Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources	Not provided	Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1949/1949-0014/MineralsAct_3.pdf	TON_MineralsAct_3.pdf
Nurses Act Details Description This regulation establishes the Nurses Board and requires the registration of nurses, nurse practitioners and midwives for issuance of certification to practice nursing services in Tonga. For the purposes of this Act, the Board shall maintain a register of nurses, a register of nurse practitioners and a register of midwives. Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2002-12-31	Ministry of Health	Not provided	Service	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2001/2001-0004/NursesAct_3.pdf?zoom_highlight=Nurses+Act+2002#search=%22Nurses%20Act%202002%22	TON_NursesAct_3.pdf
Ozone Layer Protection (Amendment) Act 2021 Details Description This legislation amends and expands the list of products that are prohibited for import in Tonga. Affected products All bulk controlled substances specified in Part I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and IX of the Schedule of the Ozone Layer Protection Act, 2010. All of the following goods containing any HFCs - (a) refrigerators and freezers; (b) dehumidifiers and domestic and commercial refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment; (c) air conditioning and heat pump units; (d) automobile and truck air conditioning units (whether incorporated in vehicles or not); (e) ice machines and water coolers; (f) aerosol products (other than medical aerosols); (g) portable fire extinguishers; (h) insulation boards, panels and pipe covers; (i) pre-polymers (a reactive mixture of isocyanate and polyol to which chlorofluorocarbons are added to make rigid plastic foams); (j) any other goods containing controlled substances. Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) specified in Part IX of the Schedule. NTM types E - Non-automatic import licensing, quotas, prohibitions, quantity-control measures and other restrictions other than SPS or TBT measures, P - Export related measures Publication date 2021-08-10 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2021-10-28	Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communication	285290, 290314, 290319, 290339, 290371, 290372, 290373, 290374, 290375, 290376, 290377, 290379, 300432, 300460, 300490, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3212, 340311, 340391, 380852, 380859, 380861, 380862, 380869, 380891, 380892, 380893, 380894, 380899, 3813, 3814, 3822, 382471, 382472, 382473, 382474, 382475, 382476, 382477, 382478, 382479, 382484, 382485, 382486, 382487, 382488, 382491, 382499, 3826, 392111, 392112, 392113, 392114, 392119, 8415, 8418, 841960, 842410, 845110, 847621, 847681, 847780, 854231, 854232, 854239, 8601, 8603, 8604, 8605, 8606, 8609, 8701, 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705, 8708, 8709, 8710, 871610, 8901, 8902, 8903, 8904, 890610	Not provided	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/AMENDING/2021/2021-0055/OzoneLayerProtectionAmendmentAct2021.pdf	TON_OzoneLayerProtectionAmendmentAct2021_1.pdf
Ozone Layer Protection Act 2010 Details Description An Act to regulate the use of ozone depleting substances and to implement the provisions of the Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer and the protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer and for related purposes. This legislation should be read together with Ozone Layer Protection (Amendment) Act 2021 as Part VII of the Schedule has been repealed and replaced, and Part IX of the Schedule has been newly added. Affected products Aerosol spray that contains any controlled substance. Dry-cleaning machine that contains or is designed to use any controlled substance as a solvent. Fire extinguisher that contains any controlled substance. Dehumidifiers, refrigerators, freezers, air-conditioners, supermarket display cases, heat pumps and water coolers that contain any CFCs. Air-conditioning or refrigeration units whether fitted to a vehicle or as mechanical components intended for use in or on a vehicle and which contain CFCs. Any other goods containing controlled substances (other than HCFCs). All of the following goods containing any HCFCs - (a) refrigerators and freezers; (b) dehumidifiers and domestic and commercial refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment; (c) air conditioning and heat pump units; (d) automobile and truck air conditioning units (whether incorporated in vehicles or not); (e) ice machines and water coolers; (f) aerosol products (other than medical aerosols); (g) portable fire extinguishers; (h) insulation boards, panels and pipe covers; (i) pre-polymers (a reactive mixture of isocyanate and polyoll to which chlorofluorocarbons are added to make rigid plastic foams); and (j) any other goods containing HCFCs. All of the following goods that contain any controlled substance (other than any HCFCs or methyl bromide) listed in the Schedule - (a) refrigerators and freezers; (b) dehumidifiers and domestic and commercial refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump equipment; (c) air conditioning and heat pump units; (d) automobile and truck air conditioning units (whether incorporated in vehicles or not); (e) ice machines and water coolers; (f) aerosol products (other than medical aerosols); (g) portable fire extinguishers; (h) insulation boards, panels and pipe covers; and (i) pre-polymers (a reactive mixture of isocyanate and polyoll to which chlorofluorocarbons are added to make rigid plastic foams); (j) any other goods containing controlled substances (other than HCFCs or methyl bromide). Any bulk chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), halons, carbon tetrachloride, methyl chloroform, hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) or hydrobromofluorocarbons (HBFCs). Any controlled substances, excluding HCFCs and HFCs. All controlled substances. Fire extinguisher that contains any chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), halons, carbon tetrachloride, methyl chloroform, hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) or hydrobromofluorocarbons (HBFCs). Aerosol sprays that contain any controlled substance other than methyl bromide. Dry-cleaning machines that contain or is designed to use any controlled substance as a solvent. Dehumidifiers, refrigerators, freezers, air-conditioners, supermarket display cases, heat pumps and water coolers that contain any chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or halons. Fire extinguishers that contains any controlled substance. Chlorofluorocarbons specified in Part I or Part III of the Schedule, halons, carbon tetrachloride and methyl chloroform whether alone or in a mixture. Methyl bromide whether alone or in a mixture. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) specified in Part VII of the Schedule, whether alone or in a mixture. Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) specified in Part IX of the Schedule. Chlorofluorocarbons specified in Part III of the Schedule. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) specified in Part VII of the Schedule. Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) specified in Part IX of the Schedule. Dehumidifiers, refrigerators, freezers, air-conditioners, supermarket display cases, heat pumps and water coolers that contain any HCFCs. Air-conditioning or refrigeration units whether fitted to a vehicle or as mechanical components intended for use in or on a vehicle and which contain HCFCs. Any other goods containing HCFCs. Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) specified in Part VII of the Schedule. NTM types P - Export related measures, E - Non-automatic import licensing, quotas, prohibitions, quantity-control measures and other restrictions other than SPS or TBT measures, J - Distribution restrictions Requirements Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence, Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2010-12-31	Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communication	285290, 290314, 290319, 290339, 290371, 290372, 290373, 290374, 290375, 290376, 290377, 290379, 300432, 300460, 300490, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3212, 340311, 340391, 380852, 380859, 380861, 380862, 380869, 380891, 380892, 380893, 380894, 380899, 3813, 3814, 3822, 382471, 382472, 382473, 382474, 382475, 382476, 382477, 382478, 382479, 382484, 382485, 382486, 382487, 382488, 382491, 382499, 3826, 392111, 392112, 392113, 392114, 392119, 8415, 8418, 841960, 842410, 845110, 847621, 847681, 847780, 854231, 854232, 854239, 8601, 8603, 8604, 8605, 8606, 8609, 8701, 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705, 8708, 8709, 8710, 871610, 8901, 8902, 8903, 8904, 890610	TBT, Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2010/2010-0023/OzoneLayerProtectionAct2010_3.pdf	TON_OzoneLayerProtectionAct2010_3.pdf \| TON_OzoneLayerProtectionAmendmentAct2021.pdf
Pacific Closer Economic Relations Plus Agreement (PACER Plus) Details Description PACER Plus covers goods, services and investment. 11 parties signed and 8 of them ratified so far. Original language English Source The official website of the PACER Plus Agreement	2020-12-13	Ministry of Trade and Economic Development	Not provided	InternationalAgreement	https://pacerplus.org/agreements/pacer-plus-agreement/	Filenotprovided.pdf
Pesticides Act 2002 Details Description An Act to regulate the registration, manufacture, import, sale, storage, distribution, use and disposal of pesticides in Tonga. Affected products All types of food and food products. Any containers previously used for the purpose of holding pesticides Pesticide means any formulation used for preventing, destroying or controlling any pest, including vectors of human or animal disease, unwanted species of plants or animals, causing harm during or otherwise interfering with the production, processing, storage, transport or marketing of food, agricultural commodities, wood and wood product, or animal feedstuff, or which may be administered to animals for the control of insects, arachnids or other pests in or on their bodies. The term includes substances intended for use as a plant-growth regulator, defoliant, desiccant, or agent for thinning fruit or preventing the premature fall of fruit, and substances applied to crops either before or after harvest to protect the commodity from deterioration during storage and transport; and includes paints used to prevent the fouling of the hulls of vessels or structure below the waterline or applied to set, floats or other apparatus used in the cultivation of fish. NTM types B - Technical barriers to trade, A - Sanitary and phytosanitary measures, P - Export related measures, F - Price control measures including additional taxes and charges Requirements Import Licence, Other, Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2002-10-29	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food	02, 030191, 030192, 030193, 030194, 030195, 030199, 0302, 0303, 0304, 0305, 0306, 0307, 0308, 04, 0504, 051199, 070190, 0702, 0703, 0704, 0705, 0706, 0707, 0708, 0709, 0710, 0712, 0713, 0714, 0801, 0802, 0803, 0804, 0805, 0806, 0807, 0808, 0809, 0810, 0811, 0813, 0814, 09, 1006, 11, 120190, 1202, 1206, 120710, 120729, 120730, 120740, 120750, 120760, 120770, 120791, 120799, 1208, 1211, 1212, 1302, 140490, 1501, 1502, 1503, 1504, 1506, 1507, 1508, 1509, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513, 1514, 1515, 1516, 1517, 1518, 16, 17, 1803, 1804, 1805, 1806, 19, 20, 21, 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2208, 2209, 2501, 292229, 293359, 294130, 3208, 3209, 3210, 3501, 3502, 3503, 3504, 3505, 3507, 3808, 382499, 3923, 481910, 481940, 481950, 7010, 7309, 7310	SPS, TBT, Import Licence, Other, Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2002/2002-0007/PesticidesAct_3.pdf	TON_PesticidesAct_3.pdf
Petroleum Act 1959 Details Description An Act to control and regulate the carriage and storage of petroleum. Affected products Petroleum means any oil, liquid or spirit derived wholly or in part from any crude oil, shale, coal, peat, bitumen or any similar substance but does not include any oil ordinarily used for lubricating purposes or having a flash-point above 95 degrees Celsius. NTM types C - Pre-shipment inspection and other formalities, P - Export related measures, B - Technical barriers to trade Requirements Other Repeal date 2021-11-22 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1959-09-14	Ministry of Infrastructure	2706, 2707, 2709, 2710	TBT, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1959/1959-0006/PetroleumAct_3.pdf	TON_PetroleumAct_3.pdf
Petroleum Mining Act Details Description This regulation states that no persons shall explore, prospect or mine for petroleum or do any act with a view to such exploring, prospecting or mining upon any land except by virtue of an exploration licence or a petroleum agreement issued or entered into the provisions of this Act. The land means any area of onshore land within the Kingdom of Tonga and includes offshore land adjacent to and contiguous with such onshore land. Off-shore land means all submerged lands lying within the archipelagic waters, internal waters, territorial sea, historical waters and exclusive economic zone of the Kingdom. On-shore land means the surface area of the islands of Tongatapu, ‘Eua, Ha’apai, Vava’u and other islands within the Kingdom of Tonga, including the foreshores of these islands. It should be noted that all references to petroleum exploration and prospecting licences and to petroleum mining leases occurring in the Minerals Act,1949 shall on the coming into force of this Act be deemed to have been repealed (Clause 15). Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1970-01-30	Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources	Not provided	Service	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1969/1969-0003/PetroleumMiningAct_3.pdf	TON_PetroleumMiningAct_3.pdf
Petroleum Mining Regulations Details Description This regulation states the various conditions that must be met by a company that has been granted a petroleum agreement or an exploration license under the Petroleum Mining Act, 1970. A Company shall pay royalty in accordance with the petroleum agreement and these regulations. The fees payable under Section 5(2) of the Petroleum Mining Act, 1970 shall be $1,000 in respect of an application for a petroleum agreement and $500 in respect of an application for an exploration licence. 11. Company to keep and give records: (1) A Company shall keep full and accurate records, in such form as is from time to time approved by the Minister, containing particulars of the following matters: (a) the drilling, deepening, plugging or abandonment of all boreholes and wells; (b) the strata and subsoil through which all boreholes and wells are drilled; (c) the casing inserted in all boreholes and wells and any alteration to such casing; (d) any petroleum, water and other economic minerals encounters; (e) the areas in which any geological or geophysical work has been carried out; (f) such other matters related to the above as the Minister may from time to time reasonably require; and shall also keep accurate geological maps and plans and geophysical records and interpretations relating to the Scheduled Lands. Such maps, plans, records and interpretations and all geological and geophysical reports made by or for the Company shall be available for inspection by the Minister or his duly authorised officers, and the Company shall deliver copies of such maps, plans, records, interpretations and reports to the Minister whenever required. 12. Company to keep samples: A Company shall as far as reasonably practicable correctly label and keep for reference for a period of one calendar year characteristic samples of any petroleum found in the Scheduled Lands and for a period of two calendar years characteristic samples of the strata found in any borehole or well.[....] 21. Fishing and navigation: A Company shall not carry out any operations authorised by an exploration licence or petroleum agreement in or about the Scheduled Lands in such manner as, in the opinion of the Minister, interferes unjustifiably with navigation or fishing in the waters around or in the Scheduled Lands or with the conservation of the living resources of the sea. Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1985-01-01	Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources	Not provided	Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/1985/1985-0107/PetroleumMiningRegulations_3.pdf	TON_PetroleumMiningRegulations_3.pdf
Petroleum Regulations 1960 Details Description This Regulation outlines the storage conditions for petroleum in Tonga. Affected products Petroleum means any oil, liquid or spirit derived wholly or in part from any crude oil, shale, coal, peat, bitumen or any similar substance but does not include any oil ordinarily used for lubricating purposes or having a flash-point above 95 degrees Celsius. NTM types B - Technical barriers to trade Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1970-01-29	Ministry of Infrastructure	2706, 2707, 2709, 2710	Service, TBT, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/1960/1960-0001/PetroleumRegulations_3.pdf	TON_PetroleumRegulations_3.pdf
Pharmacy Act Details Description This regulation establishes the Pharmacy Board, under which the registration of pharmacists and assistant pharmacists and licensing of pharmacy premises is required. For the purposes of this Act, the Board shall maintain a register of pharmacists and a register of assistant pharmacists. Every pharmacist or assistant pharmacist shall, on or before the 31st day of October in each year (which day is in this section referred to as the “prescribed day”) pay to the Registrar a roll fee fixed by the Board for the year commencing on the first day of January next following the prescribed day. Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2004-01-01	Ministry of Health	Not provided	Service	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2001/2001-0006/PharmacyAct_3.pdf	TON_PharmacyAct_3.pdf
Pharmacy Regulations Details Description This regulation states that only those pharmacists and assistant pharmacists will be registered by the Pharmacy Board if they have a degree in Pharmacy from specific countries listed under Schedule I of this Regulations. Also, a person shall not be registered or practice as a pharmacist or an assistant pharmacist if he is not qualified under regulation 3, and: (a) does not have sufficient physical or mental capacity to carry on practice as a pharmacist or assistant pharmacist; or (b) is not of good character; or (c) has insufficient communication skills for practicing pharmacy, including an inadequate command of the Tongan or English languages. For the purposes of the Act and these Regulations, the fees shall be those prescribed in Schedule II. Schedule I: Degree in Pharmacy from a recognised institution in the following countries: (1) Australia; (2) New Zealand; (3) United Kingdom; (4) Ireland; (5) Canada; (6) United States of America; (7) Fiji; (8) Papua New Guinea; or (9) any other country subject to satisfactory assessment for clinical competence and any other factor considered appropriate by the Board. Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2010-01-11	Ministry of Health	Not provided	Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/2010/2010-0013/PharmacyRegulations2010_3.pdf	TON_PharmacyRegulations2010_3.pdf
Plant Quarantine (Fees) Regulation 1997 Details Description This regulation outlines the fees payable for treatment, inspection, certification etc. for export and import of plants. Affected products All types of plants and plant materials. Plant means all species, varieties and types of plants or parts thereof whether living or dead including stems, branches, tubers, bulbs, corms, stocks, budwood, cuttings, layers, slips, suckers, roots, leaves, flowers, fruits, sap, seed and any other plant growth other than items manufactured wholly or in part from plants or its part. Plant material means all materials of plant origin. All types of Tongan plants and plant materials. Plant means all species, varieties and types of plants or parts thereof whether living or dead including stems, branches, tubers, bulbs, corms, stocks, budwood, cuttings, layers, slips, suckers, roots, leaves, flowers, fruits, sap, seed and any other plant growth other than items manufactured wholly or in part from plants or its part. Plant material means all materials of plant origin. NTM types P - Export related measures, F - Price control measures including additional taxes and charges Requirements Other Publication date 1991-06-19 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1997-10-24	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food	06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 1507, 1508, 1509, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513, 1514, 1515, 1516, 1518, 152110, 1522, 1701, 1801, 1802, 1903, 2103, 2104, 2302, 2303, 2304, 2305, 2306, 2307, 2308, 2309, 2401, 3101, 4401, 4402, 4403, 4404, 4405, 4406, 4407, 4408, 4409, 4410, 4411, 4412, 4415, 4416, 4420, 4501, 4502, 4503, 46, 5201, 5202, 5301, 5302, 5303, 5305, 5607	SPS, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/1997/1997-0007/PlantQuarantineFeesRegulation1997_3.pdf	TON_PlantQuarantineFeesRegulation1997_3.pdf
Plant Quarantine (Squash and Vanilla) (Fees) Regulations 1992 Details Description This Regulation outlines the inspection fees payable for squash and vanilla to be exported from Tonga. Affected products Squash and vanilla. NTM types P - Export related measures Requirements Other Publication date 1992-10-28 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1997-10-24	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food	060220, 0604, 070993, 0905	SPS, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/1992/1992-0012/PlantQuarantineSquashandVanillaFeesRegulations1992_3.pdf	TON_PlantQuarantineSquashandVanillaFeesRegulations1992_3-2.pdf
Plant Quarantine Act 1981 Details Description An Act to revise the law relating to the quarantine of plants. The Act contains provisions regarding preliminary; inspectors; importation; domestic quarantine control; and offences and punishment. This legislation also repeals the Diseases of Plants Act. Affected products All types of living cultures or organisms, including parasites, predators, arachnids, molluscs, insects, nematodes, fungus, bacterium, virus or plant parasitic organisms, mycoplasma, honeybees or plant pests. All types of plants and plant materials. Plant means all species, varieties and types of plants or parts thereof whether living or dead including stems, branches, tubers, bulbs, corms, stocks, budwood, cuttings, layers, slips, suckers, roots, leaves, flowers, fruits, sap, seed and any other plant growth other than items manufactured wholly or in part from plants or its part. Plant material means all materials of plant origin. All types of plants, plant materials and regulated articles. Plant means all species, varieties and types of plants or parts thereof whether living or dead including stems, branches, tubers, bulbs, corms, stocks, budwood, cuttings, layers, slips, suckers, roots, leaves, flowers, fruits, sap, seed and any other plant growth other than items manufactured wholly or in part from plants or its part. Plant material means all materials of plant origin. All types of plants, plant materials and regulated materials. Plant means all species, varieties and types of plants or parts thereof whether living or dead including stems, branches, tubers, bulbs, corms, stocks, budwood, cuttings, layers, slips, suckers, roots, leaves, flowers, fruits, sap, seed and any other plant growth other than items manufactured wholly or in part from plants or its part. Plant material means all materials of plant origin. All types of Tongan plants and plant materials. Plant means all species, varieties and types of plants or parts thereof whether living or dead including stems, branches, tubers, bulbs, corms, stocks, budwood, cuttings, layers, slips, suckers, roots, leaves, flowers, fruits, sap, seed and any other plant growth other than items manufactured wholly or in part from plants or its part. Plant material means all materials of plant origin. Cactus (Cactaceae). Johnson Grass, commonly known as Hana or Kola. Blue rat tail (Stachytarpheta Indica) or Fisi Lanumata. Prickly Solanum (Solanum Torvum), commonly known as Tisaipale. NTM types C - Pre-shipment inspection and other formalities, P - Export related measures, A - Sanitary and phytosanitary measures Requirements Import Licence, Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1982-08-31	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food	010641, 010649, 010690, 0307, 030830, 030890, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 1507, 1508, 1509, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513, 1514, 1515, 1516, 1518, 152110, 1522, 1701, 1801, 1802, 1903, 2103, 2104, 2302, 2303, 2304, 2305, 2306, 2307, 2308, 2309, 2401, 300290, 3101, 4401, 4402, 4403, 4404, 4405, 4406, 4407, 4408, 4409, 4410, 4411, 4412, 4415, 4416, 4420, 4501, 4502, 4503, 46, 5201, 5202, 5301, 5302, 5303, 5305, 5607	SPS, Import Licence, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1981/1981-0024/PlantQuarantineAct_3.pdf	TON_PlantQuarantineAct_3.pdf
Pornography Control Act 2002 Details Description An Act to control the import, sale and production of pornographic material. Affected products Pornographic material means any display in print, audio visual, electronic or other similar medium that describes or exhibits sexual activity that is intended to stimulate immorality. NTM types J - Distribution restrictions Requirements Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence, Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2004-06-30	Ministry of Police	3704, 3705, 3706, 4901, 4902, 4903, 4904, 4905, 4906, 4907, 4908, 4909, 4910, 4911, 8521, 8523	TBT, Service, Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2002/2002-0033/PornographyControlAct_3.pdf	TON_pca2002253.rtf
Ports Authority (Tariff Fees) Standing Order 2013 Details Description This Standing Order lists fee or tariff payable by users of the port of Nuku'alofa such as cruise vessel, fishing vessel, export ships. Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2013-03-12	Ports Authority Tonga	Not provided	Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/GAZETTES/2013/2013-0018/GazetteSupplementExtraordinaryNo.24of2013.pdf?zoom_highlight=Ports+Authority+Tariff+Fees+Standing+Order+2013#search=%22Ports%20Authority%20Tariff%20Fees%20Standing%20Order%202013%22	TON_GazetteSupplementExtraordinaryNo.24of2013.pdf
Preservation of Objects of Archaeological Interest Act 1969 Details Description An Act to provide for the preservation of objects of archaeological interest. Affected products 'Object of archaeological interest' means any structure, erection, memorial, tumulus, cairn, place of interment, pit dwelling, trench fortification, irrigation work, mound, excavation, cave, rock, rock drawing, painting, sculpture, inscription, monolith, or any remains thereof, fossil remains of man or animals or plants or any bed or beds containing such fossil remains thereof, or any object (or any remains thereof) which is or are of archaeological, palaeontological, anthropological, ethnological, prehistoric, or historic interest, and includes — (a) the site on which such object of archaeological interest was discovered or exists; (b) such portion of land adjoining the said site as may be required for fencing or covering in or otherwise preserving such object of archaeological interest; and (c) the means of access to and convenient inspection of such object of archaeological interest. NTM types P - Export related measures Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1970-03-31	Committee on Tongan Traditions	9705, 9706	Not provided	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1969/1969-0015/PreservationofObjectsofArchaeologicalInterestAct_3.pdf	TON_PreservationofObjectsofArchaeologicalInterestAct_3.pdf
Price and Wage Control Act Details Description The provisions of this Act in relation to wages and wage rates shall bind the Crown. The Cabinet may appoint one or more persons to be the Competent Authority which shall fix maximum prices of goods or services and minimum wage rates. Where the Competent Authority has reasonable cause to believe that the cost of goods imported into the Kingdom after the commencement of this Act has materially altered since the making of any price order in respect of such goods he may by order or by notice in writing to the person concerned prohibit the sale of such goods for such period as will enable him to vary or confirm the existing price order or to make a new price order in respect of such goods (Clause 11). A trader having goods displayed for sale shall legibly mark thereon, or otherwise indicate in plain figures, the retail price of any such goods, for the information of the public (Clause 14). Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1947-08-09	Ministry of Labour, Commerce, and Industries	Not provided	Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1947/1947-0003/PriceandWageControlAct_3.pdf	TON_PriceandWageControlAct_3.pdf
Prohibited Publications Act 1960 Details Description An Act to restrict the importation of certain publications. This legislation doesn't contain any NTMs but includes that certain publication will be prohibited from import under its provisions, which shall be notified by an Order. Affected products All types of prohibited publications that have been declared to be seditious or which advocate violence, lawlessness or disorder. Publication includes all written or printed matter and everything, whether of a nature similar to written or printed matter or not, containing any visible representation, or by its form, shape or in any manner capable of suggesting words or ideas, and every copy and reproduction of any publication. NTM types E - Non-automatic import licensing, quotas, prohibitions, quantity-control measures and other restrictions other than SPS or TBT measures Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1960-10-19	Ministry of Trade and Economic Development	3704, 3705, 3706, 4601, 4602, 4901, 4902, 4903, 4904, 4905, 4906, 4907, 4908, 4909, 4910, 4911, 8523	Not provided	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1960/1960-0002/ProhibitedPublicationsAct_3.pdf	TON_ppa246.rtf
Protection Against Unfair Competition Act Details Description This regulation states that any act or practice, in the course of industrial or commercial activities that causes, or is likely to cause confusion with respect to another's enterprise including the products or services offered by such enterprise, shall constitute an act of unfair competition. Confusion may be caused, inter alia, with respect to any of the following: (a) a trademark, whether registered or not; (b) a trade name; (c) a business identifier other than a trademark or trade name; (d) the appearance of a product; (e) the presentation of products or services; or (f) a celebrity or a well-known fictional character. Additionally, any act or practice that damages another's goodwill or reputation, misleads the public, discrediting another's enterprise, withholding secret information are all considered unfair competition. Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2008-01-09	Ministry of Labour, Commerce, and Industries	Not provided	Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2002/2002-0019/ProtectionAgainstUnfairCompetitionAct_3.pdf	TON_ProtectionAgainstUnfairCompetitionAct_3.pdf
Protection of Geographical Indications Act 2002 Details Description An Act to make provision for the protection of Geographical Indications. Affected products All types of wines and spirits. 'Good' means any natural or agricultural product or any product of handicraft or industry. NTM types N - Intellectual property Requirements Other Publication date 2002-12-23 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2008-09-01	Ministry of Trade and Economic Development	01, 02, 0302, 0303, 0304, 0306, 0307, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 290543, 290544, 3301, 3501, 3502, 3503, 3504, 3505, 380910, 382460, 4101, 4102, 4103, 4301, 4401, 4402, 4403, 4404, 4406, 4407, 4409, 4414, 4415, 4416, 4417, 4418, 4419, 4420, 4421, 4601, 4602, 5001, 5002, 5003, 5101, 5102, 5103, 5201, 5202, 5203, 5301, 5302, 940140, 940152, 940153, 940159, 940161, 940169, 940330, 940340, 940350, 940360, 940382, 940383, 940389	Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2002/2002-0017/ProtectionofGeographicalIndicationsAct_3.pdf	TON_ProtectionofGeographicalIndicationsAct_3.pdf
Protection of Geographical Indications Regulations 2009 Details Description This regulation expands on the fees payable and the application process for acquiring Geographical Indication label or tag for goods in Tonga. Affected products All types of goods which has Geographical Indication label or tag. NTM types N - Intellectual property Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2009-12-08	Ministry of Trade and Economic Development	01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97	Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/2009/2009-2102/ProtectionofGeographicalIndicationsRegulations_1.pdf	TON_ProtectionofGeographicalIndicationsRegulations_1.pdf
Protection of Layout-Designs (Topographies) of Integrated Circuits Act 2002 Details Description An Act to make provision for the protection of layout designs (topographies) of integrated circuits. Affected products All types of layout designs of integrated circuits. Integrated circuit means a product, in its final form or an intermediate form, in which the elements, at least one of which is an active element, and some or all of the interconnections are integrally formed in and/or on a piece of material and which is intended to perform an electronic function. Layout-design is synonymous with “topography” and means the three- dimensional disposition, however expressed, of the elements, at least one of which is an active element, and of some or all of the interconnections of an integrated circuit, or such a three-dimensional disposition prepared for an integrated circuit intended for manufacture. NTM types N - Intellectual property Publication date 2002-12-23 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2008-09-01	Ministry of Trade and Economic Development	8542	Not provided	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2002/2002-0018/ProtectionofLayout-DesignsTopographiesofIntegratedCircuitsAct_3.pdf	TON_ProtectionofLayout-DesignsTopographiesofIntegratedCircuitsAct_3.pdf
Protection of Layout-Designs (Topographies) of Integrated Circuits Regulations 2009 Details Description This regulation expands on the fees payable and the registration process for integrated circuits' layout designs in Tonga. Affected products All types of layout designs of integrated circuits. Integrated circuit means a product, in its final form or an intermediate form, in which the elements, at least one of which is an active element, and some or all of the interconnections are integrally formed in and/or on a piece of material and which is intended to perform an electronic function. Layout-design is synonymous with “topography” and means the three- dimensional disposition, however expressed, of the elements, at least one of which is an active element, and of some or all of the interconnections of an integrated circuit, or such a three-dimensional disposition prepared for an integrated circuit intended for manufacture. NTM types N - Intellectual property Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2009-12-08	Ministry of Trade and Economic Development	8542	Not provided	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/2008/2008-2104/ProtectionofLayout-DesignsTopographiesofIntegratedcircuitsRegulations_2.pdf	TON_ProtectionofLayout-DesignsTopographiesofIntegratedcircuitsRegulations_2.pdf
Public Health (Meat) Regulations 1967 Details Description Although this regulation doesn't outline explicit import requirement, it's extended to apply to imported meat sold in Tonga as well. Affected products All types cattle, sheep, horses, pigs, calves or goats meat meant for human consumption. NTM types A - Sanitary and phytosanitary measures Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1967-09-29	Ministry of Health	0201, 0202, 0203, 0204, 0205, 0206, 021011, 021012, 021019, 1601, 160210, 160220, 160241, 160242, 160249, 160250, 160290	Not provided	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/1967/1967-2101/PublicHealthMeatRegulations1967_2.pdf	TON_PublicHealthMeatRegulations1967_2.pdf
Public Health Act Details Description This regulation states that the Ministry of Health is the responsible body for the administration and it shall appoint authorised officers for implementation of this Act. It will also issue standards, Orders and other guidelines, including quarantining to contain or eliminate any public health risk and pollution (air, noise, water, land, etc.) that may arise or has arises in the Kingdom. It's also responsible for determining which sources of water in Tonga are suitable for public water supply; and take regularly such steps as may be necessary for ascertaining the sufficiency and wholesomeness of the water supplies (Clause 56). 59. Minister to issue certificate and charge for service: (1) If the Minister is satisfied after examination of a water supply that it is safe to drink he shall give a certificate in writing to that effect to the responsible person. Such examinations and certifications shall be carried out at least every 3 months. (2) The Minister may charge for any service he provides to maintain the quality and sufficiency of water supplies. 60. Offence to use uncertificated water supply: (1) No person shall use any source of water as a public water supply until he has received a certificate from the Minister stating that the water is safe to drink. 69. Provision of sanitary facilities: (1) Every owner of premises shall provide sanitary facilities of a type approved by the Minister and suitable to the needs of the premises. 89. Permission to build a furnace: (1) No permission to build a new source of air pollution shall be given until plans have been submitted to the Minister and he is satisfied that the plans submitted meet with his requirements. 90. Ships to comply (1) This part of this Act applies to all ships in port or in any harbour in the Kingdom. 91. Standards of emissions from motor vehicles: The Minister may specify standards of emission from any motor vehicle. 95. Conveyances: The following shall be subject to quarantine, conveyances — (a) entering the Kingdom, until clearance has been granted in accordance with regulations made under this Act; (b) on board which any controlled notifiable condition or public health risk exists, or an authorised officer has reasonable cause to believe or suspect exists (notwithstanding that clearance has been granted or that the conveyance has been released from quarantine); (c) that enters the Kingdom illegally or through a place other than an approved entry point; and (d) which is ordered into quarantine by an authorised officer. Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2015-02-06	Ministry of Health	Not provided	Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2008/2008-0019/PublicHealthAct_3.pdf	PublicHealthAct.pdf
Revenue Services Administration (Electronic Sales Register System) Regulations 2022 Details Description Although there is no explicit import requirement, there is an accreditation requirement for operating any sales register device in Tonga and is extended to include imported sales register devices as well. Affected products Sales register device means any electronic device for recording sales and related data. NTM types B - Technical barriers to trade Publication date 2022-06-08 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2022-06-08	Ministry of Revenue and Customs	847021, 847029, 847030, 847050, 847090	Not provided	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/2022/2022-0009/RevenueServicesAdministrationElectronicSalesRegisterSystemRegulations2022_1.pdf	TON_RevenueServicesAdministrationElectronicSalesRegisterSystemRegulations2022_1.pdf
Revenue Services Administration Regulations Details Description The Tonga Revenue Services Administration Regulations set out rules for tax registration, lodgment, audits, disputes, and tribunal procedures to ensure proper tax administration and compliance. Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2004-01-06	Ministry of Revenue and Customs	Not provided	Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2002/2002-0028/RevenueServicesAdministrationAct_3.pdf	TON_RevenueServicesAdministrationAct_3.pdf
Rhinoceros Beetle Act 1912 Details Description An Act to provide for the prevention and eradication of the Rhinoceros Beetle and other pests. Affected products All types of plant produce and articles of native manufacture from Fiji. All types of produce and articles of native manufacture from Fiji. Any live specimen of the Rhinoceros beetle. Any plant, tree, shrub or vegetable or any articles manufactured from South Pacific island material or any native foods cooked or uncooked. NTM types E - Non-automatic import licensing, quotas, prohibitions, quantity-control measures and other restrictions other than SPS or TBT measures, A - Sanitary and phytosanitary measures Requirements Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1912-09-21	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food	010649, 02, 030191, 030192, 030193, 030194, 030195, 030199, 0302, 0303, 0304, 0305, 0306, 0307, 0308, 0401, 0402, 0403, 0404, 0405, 0406, 040719, 040721, 040729, 040790, 0408, 0409, 0410, 0504, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 1501, 1502, 1503, 1504, 1506, 1507, 1508, 1509, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513, 1514, 1515, 1516, 1517, 1518, 152110, 1522, 16, 17, 1801, 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, 1806, 19, 20, 21, 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2208, 2209, 2302, 2303, 2304, 2305, 2306, 2307, 2308, 2309, 2401, 2501, 3101, 3501, 3502, 3503, 3504, 3505, 3507, 4401, 4402, 4403, 4404, 4405, 4406, 4407, 4408, 4409, 4410, 4411, 4412, 4415, 4416, 4420, 4501, 4502, 4503, 46, 5201, 5202, 5301, 5302, 5303, 5305, 5607	SPS, Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1912/1912-0015/RhinocerosBeetleAct_3.pdf	TON_RhinocerosBeetleAct_3.pdf
Sandalwood Regulations 2016 Details Description The purposes for these regulations are to — (a) ensure the sustainable management of the sandalwood resource in Tonga for current and future generations; and (b) promote the planting of sandalwood in Tonga in order to substantially increase the size and value of the resource so as to maximise its contribution to the economy of Tonga. Affected products Sandalwood refers to a sandalwood tree of the genus Santalum and includes the root, stump, stem, branch and any other part, or a sandalwood product, which means any wooden objects, chips, powder, oil or other product derived from the processing of a sandalwood tree. NTM types P - Export related measures Requirements Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence, Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2016-06-16	Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food	060210, 060220, 0604, 121190, 330129, 330130, 440112, 440122, 440131, 440139, 440140, 440290, 440312, 440349, 440420, 4405, 440612, 440692, 440729, 440890, 4414, 4415, 4416, 4417, 4418, 4420, 442110	TBT, Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/2016/2016-0021/SandalwoodRegulations2016_3.pdf	TON_SandalwoodRegulations2016_3.pdf
Seabed Minerals Act 2014 Details Description An Act to provide for the management of the Kingdom's seabed minerals, and the regulation of exploration and mining activities within the Kingdom's jurisdiction or under the Kingdom's control outside of national jurisdiction, in line with the Kingdom's responsibilities under international law. Affected products Seabed minerals means the hard mineral resources of any part of the deep seabed, including those in crust, nodule or hydrothermal deposit form, which contain (in quantities greater than trace) metalliferous or non-metalliferous elements. NTM types P - Export related measures Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2014-08-25	Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communication	25, 2601, 2602, 2603, 2604, 2605, 2606, 2607, 2608, 2609, 2610, 2611, 2612, 2613, 2614, 2615, 2616, 2617	Service	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2014/2014-0008/SeabedMineralsAct2014_3.pdf	TON_SeabedMineralsAct2014_3.pdf
Shipping (Life Saving Appliances) Regulations 1958 Details Description Although there is no explicit import requirement, the product characteristics of shipping life saving appliances is extended to include imported versions of the same as well. Affected products All types of shipping portable radio telegraphy apparatuses. Lifeboats, lifebuoys and life-jackets. NTM types B - Technical barriers to trade Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1958-05-02	Ministry of Infrastructure	392690, 450490, 630720, 851761, 851762, 851769, 8525, 852713, 852719, 852721, 852729, 8529, 890610, 950629	Not provided	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/1958/1958-0013/ShippingLifeSavingAppliancesRegulations_3.pdf	TON_ShippingLifeSavingAppliancesRegulations_3.pdf
Shipping Act Details Description This regulation applies to all vessels registered, certified and licensed under this Act or regulations on any voyage and in any waters and to every ship in Tongan Territorial waters or in a Tongan port or harbour, and to any ship on which Tongan seamen are employed, but does not apply to any vessel which is less than 8 metres in length or to a ship belonging to the Tongan Defence Services or the defence forces of any other country, including but not limited to, warships, naval auxiliaries, patrol vessels and similar vessels. Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1973-02-28	Ministry of Infrastructure	Not provided	Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1972/1972-0011/ShippingAct_3.pdf	TON_ShippingAct_3.pdf
Standard Operation Procedures for Watermelon Details Description This Standard Operation Procedures (SOP) outlines the procedural requirements and activities undertaken by Tonga Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food (MAFF) in relation to the export of watermelon from Tonga into New Zealand. Exporters must be registered and the watermelon must meet requirements of production, inspection, fumigation and post treatment security, among others. Requirements Other Original language English Source Ministry of Agriculture, Food, Forests and Fisheries (MAFFF)	2018-01-01	Agriculture, Food, Forests and Fisheries (MAFFF)	Not provided	SPS, Other	Not provided	SOP_Inspection_Watermenlon.pdf
Therapeutic Goods (Amendment) Act 2021 Details Description An Act to amend the Therapeutic Goods Act 2001. Affected products Targeted methamphetamine precursor product means a product that contains ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, which includes each of the salts, optical isomers and salts of optical isomers of such chemical. NTM types J - Distribution restrictions, B - Technical barriers to trade Publication date 2021-08-26 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2021-10-28	Ministry of Health	293941, 293942, 293943, 293944, 293949, 300441, 300442, 300443, 300449	TBT	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/AMENDING/2021/2021-0057/TherapeuticGoodsAmendmentAct2021.pdf	TON_TherapeuticGoodsAmendmentAct2021.pdf
Therapeutic Goods Act 2001 Details Description An Act to establish a system of regulation of therapeutic goods, to establish a National Drugs and Medical Supplies Committee, to regulate the import, quality, availability and use of registered therapeutic goods, including narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and for ancillary purposes. Affected products All types of internationally controlled narcotic drugs listed in the Annex of “Yellow List” prepared by International Narcotics Control Board of the United Nations. All types of psychotropic substances under international control listed in the Annex of “Green List”, prepared by the International Narcotics Control Board of the United Nations. All types of medicinal drugs. Medicinal drug means any substance whether of animal, plant or synthetic origin (not being a therapeutic device) which is used internally or externally in humans or animals for — (a) preventing, diagnosing, curing or alleviating disease, ailment, defect or injury; (b) influencing, modifying or inhibiting of physiological processes; (c) testing susceptibility to a disease or ailment; (d) influencing, controlling or preventing conception; (e) testing for pregnancy; or (f) the replacement or modification of parts of the anatomy; but not a product the principal use of which is cosmetic. All types of therapeutic goods. Therapeutic goods includes — (a) medicinal drugs and products; (b) herbal medicines other than those prepared by traditional Tongan healers; (c) therapeutic devices; (d) goods for use as an ingredient in the manufacturer of medicinal products and therapeutic devices; and (e) goods for use as a container or part of a container for goods referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (d), but not products the principal use of which is cosmetic. NTM types J - Distribution restrictions, H - Measures affecting competition, B - Technical barriers to trade, F - Price control measures including additional taxes and charges, P - Export related measures Requirements Import Licence, Other, Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2010-07-01	Ministry of Health	121130, 121140, 121150, 121190, 130190, 130211, 130214, 130219, 280610, 2807, 284161, 284330, 284390, 290230, 290551, 290911, 291411, 291412, 291431, 291524, 291634, 292146, 292149, 292214, 292216, 292217, 292218, 292219, 292229, 292231, 292239, 292242, 292243, 292244, 292249, 292411, 292423, 292424, 292425, 292429, 292512, 292630, 292640, 292690, 293291, 293292, 293293, 293294, 293295, 293299, 293332, 293333, 293339, 293341, 293349, 293353, 293354, 293355, 293372, 293391, 293392, 293399, 293491, 293499, 293911, 293919, 293920, 293941, 293942, 293943, 293951, 293959, 293961, 293962, 293963, 293969, 293971, 293979, 293980, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 320190, 391231, 391310, 3923, 7010, 7017, 900130, 9004, 9011, 9012, 9018, 9019, 9020, 9021, 902212, 902213, 902214	TBT, Service, Import Licence, Other, Quota / Prohibition / Export Licence	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2001/2001-0003/TherapeuticGoodsAct_3.pdf	TON_TherapeuticGoodsAct_3.pdf
Therapeutic Goods Regulations 2011 Details Description This Regulation outlines the fees payable for acquiring an import license to import therapeutic goods into Tonga. Affected products All types of medicinal drugs. Medicinal drug means any substance whether of animal, plant or synthetic origin (not being a therapeutic device) which is used internally or externally in humans or animals for — (a) preventing, diagnosing, curing or alleviating disease, ailment, defect or injury; (b) influencing, modifying or inhibiting of physiological processes; (c) testing susceptibility to a disease or ailment; (d) influencing, controlling or preventing conception; (e) testing for pregnancy; or (f) the replacement or modification of parts of the anatomy; but not a product the principal use of which is cosmetic. All types of therapeutic goods. Therapeutic goods includes — (a) medicinal drugs and products; (b) herbal medicines other than those prepared by traditional Tongan healers; (c) therapeutic devices; (d) goods for use as an ingredient in the manufacturer of medicinal products and therapeutic devices; and (e) goods for use as a container or part of a container for goods referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (d), but not products the principal use of which is cosmetic. NTM types F - Price control measures including additional taxes and charges Requirements Import Licence Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2011-06-16	Ministry of Health	3001, 3002, 3003, 3004, 3005, 3923, 7010, 7017, 900130, 9004, 9011, 9012, 9018, 9019, 9020, 9021, 902212, 902213, 902214	TBT, Service, Import Licence	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/2011/2011-0006/TherapeuticGoodsRegulations2011_3.pdf	TON_TherapeuticGoodsRegulations2011_3.pdf
Tobacco Control Act 2002 Details Description An Act to prohibit advertising and promotion of cigarettes and other tobacco products, to regulate the labelling of tobacco product containers, to restrict the nicotine and tar content of cigarettes, to prohibit the sale of tobacco products to young people, to restrict smoking in public places and on public transport, and for ancillary purposes. Affected products Any type of product that is designed for or likely to appeal to children or young people under the age of 18 years that evokes or is likely to evoke an association with a tobacco product or brand, including but not limited to candy cigarettes, toys in the shape of cigarettes or other tobacco products, and similar products. Cigarettes Cigarettes and tobacco Loose cigarettes and loose tobacco. Tobacco product means any of the following — (a) tobacco in a form prepared for human consumption or use; (b) a cigarette or cigar or any other product the main or a substantial ingredient of which is tobacco and which is designed for human consumption or use; or (c) a product prepared for smoking that contains a herb or other plan matter, whether or not the product also contains tobacco. NTM types J - Distribution restrictions, B - Technical barriers to trade, P - Export related measures Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2001-09-01	Ministry of Health	1704, 180631, 180632, 180690, 210690, 2401, 2402, 2403, 9505	TBT, Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2000/2000-0030/TobaccoControlAct_3.pdf	TON_TobaccoControlAct_3.pdf
Tobacco Control Regulations 2006 Details Description This Regulation outlines the testing and labelling requirements for tobacco products and cigarettes in Tonga. Affected products Cigarettes Tobacco product means any of the following — (a) tobacco in a form prepared for human consumption or use; (b) a cigarette or cigar or any other product the main or a substantial ingredient of which is tobacco and which is designed for human consumption or use; or (c) a product prepared for smoking that contains a herb or other plan matter, whether or not the product also contains tobacco. NTM types B - Technical barriers to trade Requirements Other Publication date 2006-05-25 Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2006-12-31	Ministry of Health	210690, 2402, 2403	TBT, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/2006/2006-0010/TobaccoControlRegulations2006_3.pdf	TON_TobaccoControlRegulations2006_3.pdf
Tonga Tourism Authority Act Details Description This regulation establishes the Tonga Tourism Authority, responsible for the development of tourism in Tonga. In achieving the objectives of this Act, the Authority shall – (a) liaise with other Government ministries, departments and agencies in relation to issues affecting the tourism sector; (b) assist other Government ministries and departments in relation to meeting their obligations relating to the development of the tourism sector, promoting the growth of tourism and development of the natural resources of Tonga in ways that are consistent with the objects of this Act; (c) cooperate with other Government ministries and department to formulate and assist in the formulation of procedures and arrangements which streamline the processes whereby the tourism sector can achieve compliance with the requirements applying under those laws to the fullest extent possible without compromising the proper and effective application of those laws. Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2013-01-21	Ministry of Tourism	Not provided	Service	Not provided	TON_TongaTourismAuthorityAct_3.pdf
Traffic Act 2020 Details Description An Act to make further and fresh provision for traffic land transport and vehicle use. Affected products All imported motor vehicles. Motor vehicle means a vehicle that is drawn or propelled by mechanical power, and includes a trailer, but does not include — (a) a trailer that is designed exclusively for agricultural purposes and is not used on any road except when proceeding to or from a farm; or (b) a vehicle normally propelled by mechanical power while it is being temporarily towed without the use of its own power. NTM types E - Non-automatic import licensing, quotas, prohibitions, quantity-control measures and other restrictions other than SPS or TBT measures Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2020-08-31	Ministry of Infrastructure	8701, 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705, 8709, 871610, 871620, 871639, 871640, 871680	Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/2020/2020-0058/TrafficAct2020_2.pdf	TON_TrafficAct2020_2.pdf
Traffic Regulations Details Description This regulation states that all applications for the registration of a motor vehicle or trailer shall be made to the Principal Licensing Authority on Form 1A (if the owner is an individual) or Form 1B (if the owner is a company) of the First Schedule. A certificate of Registration shall be in Form IC of the First Schedule. All applications for a dealer's registration number plate shall be made on Form 2 of the First Schedule. All applications for a learner's permit shall be made to a Licensing Officer who if satisfied that the applicant is not under the age of 18 years, shall issue a learner's permit on Form 4 of the First Schedule. Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1974-01-01	Ministry of Transport	Not provided	Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/5006/5006-0001/TrafficRegulations_2.pdf?zoom_highlight=Traffic#search=%22Traffic%22	TON_TrafficRegulations_2.pdf
Waste Management (Plastic Levy) Regulations 2013 Details Description This Regulation outlines the levy payable by importers for importing plastic bags into Tonga. Affected products Plastic bag means a synthetic bag made from organic compounds for use in commerce, and includes plastic containers that the Waste Authority classifies as disposable containers, but does not include the following classes of plastic bags — (a) plastic bags solely used at the point of importation to contain — (i) fresh fish and fresh fish products; (ii) fresh meat and fresh meat products; (iii) fresh poultry and fresh poultry products; or (iv) local crops to be exported, Provided that such bags are not greater in dimension than 225mm in width (exclusive of any gussets), by 345mm in depth (inclusive of any gussets), by 450mm in length, (inclusive of any handles); (b) plastic bags solely used to contain the products referred to in paragraph (a) where such products are contained in packaging, including plastic bags, Provided that such plastic bags are not greater in dimension than the dimensions referred to in paragraph (a); and (c) plastic bags used to contain goods or products sold — (i) on board a ship or aircraft used for carrying passengers for reward; or (ii) in an area of a port or airport to which intending passengers are denied access unless in possession of a valid ticket or boarding card, for the purpose of carrying the goods on board the ship or aircraft referred to in subparagraph (i). NTM types C - Pre-shipment inspection and other formalities, B - Technical barriers to trade, F - Price control measures including additional taxes and charges Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2013-07-02	Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communication	392321, 392329, 392390, 630533, 630590	Not provided	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/2013/2013-0023/WasteManagementPlasticLevyRegulations2013_3.pdf	TON_WasteManagementPlasticLevyRegulations2013_3.pdf
Water Supply Regulations Details Description This regulation states that the Town Officer of every village in the Kingdom shall take steps to organize and form a committee by popular vote of all Tongans over the age of 21 years in the village for the purpose of assisting the village water scheme and to carry out all the necessary work to provide water, particularly for the functions and activities in relation to the health of the people of the village and the village schools. Thus, foreign service providers cannot enter. Moreover, water supply services should meet the specification that is mentioned in the attached by-laws. Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1963-09-10	Ministry of Health	Not provided	Service	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/1963/1963-2101/WaterSupplyRegulations1963_2.pdf?zoom_highlight=Water+Supply+Regulations+1963#search=%22Water%20Supply%20Regulations%201963%22	TON_WaterSupplyRegulations1963_2.pdf
Weights and Measures Act 1978 Details Description An Act to provide for the establishment and use throughout the Kingdom of uniform standards of measurement and uniform units of measurement and to regulate all matters pertaining thereto. Although this legislation doesn't contain explicit import or export requirements, its applicability is expanded to all types of goods sold in Tonga. Affected products All types of weights used for measuring goods in Tonga. NTM types B - Technical barriers to trade Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1981-01-30	Ministry of Trade and Economic Development	8210, 842390	TBT	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1978/1978-0017/WeightsandMeasuresAct_3.pdf	TON_WeightsandMeasuresAct_3.pdf
Whale Watching and Swimming Act Details Description This regulation seeks to control whale watching and swimming activities in Tonga and requires that an application for a Whale Watching License and Whale Swimming License shall be lodged with the Minister in the prescribed form and accompanied by the prescribed fee. Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2009-02-06	Ministry of Tourism	Not provided	Service	Not provided	TON_WhaleWatchingandSwimmingAct_3.pdf
Whale Watching and Swimming Regulations Details Description This Regulations shall apply throughout the Kingdom and Tongan fisheries waters and applies to any fishing vessel engaged in commercial services or the vessel deviated off course to engage in recreational viewing of or swimming with whales. An application for a licence shall be made in writing to the Minister in the form prescribed in Schedule 1 (Clause 5). 9. Conditions governing all interaction around any whale: Every service provider and every person coming into contact with whales shall comply with the following conditions: (a) a service provider shall not have more than one of its certified vessels under licence interact with any pod in one day, unless two certified vessels under licence are required, one solely for whale watching purposes and the other solely for whale swimming purposes; (b) a person shall use their best endeavours to operate vessels and aircraft so as not to disrupt the normal movement or behaviour of any whale; (c) stop contact with any whale at any sign of the animal becoming disturbed or alarmed; (d) no person shall cause any whale to become separated from a group of whales or cause any members of such a group to be scattered; (e) no rubbish or food shall be thrown near or around any whale; (f) no sudden or repeated change in the speed or direction of any vessel shall be made except in the case of emergency; (g) where a vessel stops for the passengers to watch any whale, the engines shall be placed in neutral or be switched off within a minute of the vessel stopping; (h) no person shall disturb or harass any whale; (i) a vessel shall not chase, encircle, block the direction of travel of, or position itself in the middle of a pod of whales; (j) no person shall touch or feed any whale; (k) no person shall place a vessel up wind of, or in a position where it will drift into, the direction of travel of any whale; (l) any vessel within 10 metres of a whale shall move at a constant slow speed no faster than the slowest whale in the vicinity, or at idle or “no wake” speed; and (m) vessels departing from the vicinity of any whale shall proceed slowly at idle or “no wake” speed until the vessel is at least 300 metres from the nearest whale. 10. Special conditions applying to whales: In addition to complying with the conditions set out in regulation 9 every commercial service and every person coming into contact with any whale shall also comply with the following conditions: (a) no person shall be in the water with any whale unless he enters the water from the certified vessel of a whale swimming provider; (b) no operator of a private vessel may approach closer than 300 metres to any whale unless it complies with regulation 11; (c) whale watching providers may approach an adult whale no closer than 10 metres and any pod containing a calf, no closer than 50 metres; (d) whale watching and swimming providers may approach only in accordance with regulation 9; (e) if a whale approaches a vessel, the master of the vessel shall, wherever practicable: (i) manoeuvre the vessel so as to keep out of the whale’s direction of travel; and (ii) maintain a minimum distance of 300 metres from the whale unless the vessel is operated by a service provider; (f) a vessel shall approach a whale from a direction that is parallel to the whale and slightly to the rear of the whale and never in the area directly in front or behind a whale; (g) a helicopter shall not get closer (in height or distance) than 500 metres to a whale; (h) a plane shall not get closer (in height or distance) than 300 metres to a whale; (i) no person shall make any loud or disturbing noise near whales; (j) no person shall use Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA) for diving or swimming with whales; (k) no person shall use artificial light sources around whales; (l) no person shall use jet skis or motorized swimming aids for whale watching or swimming; (m) no person shall use a jet ski to approach closer than 2,000 metres of any whale; and (n) the maximum interaction time of any vessel or vessels with any individual pod of whales including a mother and a calf pairing is one and a half hours unless under a Special Interaction Permit under regulation 13. After any one- and-a-half hour interaction, during which a service provider may leave the pod and another may interact with it, no vessel may attempt to interact with the pod for at least one and a half hours. 11. Special conditions applying to swimming with whales: In addition to complying with regulations 9 and 10 every service provider shall also comply with the following conditions: (a) only whale swimming providers are permitted to put swimmers in the water with whales; (b) each service provider shall enter into and sign a written waiver agreement with each client, in the form set out in Schedule 5; (c) no more than four clients plus one trained local guide per certified vessel may be in the water with any one pod of whales at a time; (d) only one certified vessel under licence may put swimmers in the water with any one pod of whales; (e) each licenced service provider is solely responsible for determining whether the conditions for clients to swim with whales are safe; (f) vessels carrying six or more passengers shall carry a minimum of two crew including the master; (g) vessels with swimmers in the water shall fly the alpha flag; (h) vessels shall carry an approved first aid kit and at least one member of the crew is to have a current First Aid Certificate or has first aid knowledge to the satisfaction of the Minister; (i) all vessels shall be sea-worthy in accordance with the Shipping Act; (j) all service providers shall have third party liability insurance coverage; (k) if a second service provider arrives, the approaching vessel shall make contact by VHF radio (Channel 74 – low power) and stay outside 100 metres; (l) the practice of leap-frogging is prohibited; (m) no swimmer shall approach any whale closer than 5 metres; (n) no vessel shall approach any whale closer than 10 metres for the purposes of dropping off or picking up any swimmer except in an emergency where the safety of a swimmer is at risk; (o) any dinghy, small boat, kayak that is launched for the purpose of whale watching and approaches closer than 100 metres to a whale shall carry a handheld VHF radio; and (p) two or more kayaks within 100 metres of a whale shall be considered as one provider. Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	2013-05-17	Ministry of Tourism	Not provided	Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/2013/2013-0004/WhaleWatchingandSwimmingRegulations2013_3.pdf	TON_WhaleWatchingandSwimmingRegulations2013_3 (1).pdf
Wharves Act Details Description The Wharves Act regulates the management, operation, and use of Government wharves in Tonga. It defines the authority of the Minister responsible for marine and ports to administer all matters related to wharves, wharfage dues, and vessel berthing. The Act establishes designated Government wharves and provides for the levying and collection of wharfage dues on goods, animals, and materials imported or exported through Tonga. It empowers Cabinet to amend the applicable schedules governing rates and items subject to these dues. Certain goods, such as South Sea island produce imported for re-export, are exempt from such charges. All import and export activities must occur through Government wharves or designated ports unless special permission is granted. The Act outlines procedures for the payment of dues, the removal of goods obstructing wharf operations, and enforcement actions where dues remain unpaid, including seizure or destruction of goods. Additionally, the Act prescribes storage fees for goods held in Government sheds and berth dues for vessels using Government wharves. It defines the conditions under which vessels may berth, the determination of vessel tonnage, and penalties for non-compliance or unauthorized use of wharf facilities. Enforcement authority is granted to Marine, Ports, Customs, and Police officers, with offences such as obstruction or resistance subject to fines. All revenues, including dues, fines, and fees, are directed to the Treasury for the benefit of the general revenu Affected products Goods: All goods imported into or exported from Tonga via government wharves, including specific goods, animals, or things listed in Schedule A for which wharfage dues are prescribed, except where exemptions apply (e.g., South Sea Island produce). Services: Government wharfage services, including storage, berthing, and use of government sheds and vehicles. All goods, animals or things goods, animals or things enumerated in Schedule A NTM types F - Price control measures including additional taxes and charges, C - Pre-shipment inspection and other formalities, P - Export related measures Requirements Other Original language English Source Attorney General's Office, Tonga	1903-08-07	Ministry of Infrastructure	All Products	Service, Other	https://ago.gov.to/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1903/1903-0030/WharvesAct_3.pdf	TON_TON_WharvesAct_3.pdf

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